Spur Award
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The Spur Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Western Writers of America to recognize outstanding writing about the American West in various literary and media categories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spur Award canonical | 4 |
| Silver Spur Award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20001999 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spur Award Context triple: [Dorothy M. Johnson, awardReceived, Spur Award]
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A.
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
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B.
Ray Bradbury Award
The Ray Bradbury Award is a science fiction and fantasy honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize excellence in dramatic presentations such as films, television, and other media.
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C.
Compton Crook Award
The Compton Crook Award is an annual prize presented by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society to the best first novel in the science fiction, fantasy, or horror genres.
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D.
Robert A. Heinlein Award
The Robert A. Heinlein Award is a literary honor recognizing outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire human exploration of space.
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E.
SFWA awards
The SFWA awards are a set of prestigious honors presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association recognizing excellence in science fiction and fantasy literature and related media.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spur Award Target entity description: The Spur Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Western Writers of America to recognize outstanding writing about the American West in various literary and media categories.
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A.
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
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B.
Ray Bradbury Award
The Ray Bradbury Award is a science fiction and fantasy honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize excellence in dramatic presentations such as films, television, and other media.
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C.
Compton Crook Award
The Compton Crook Award is an annual prize presented by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society to the best first novel in the science fiction, fantasy, or horror genres.
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D.
Robert A. Heinlein Award
The Robert A. Heinlein Award is a literary honor recognizing outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire human exploration of space.
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E.
SFWA awards
The SFWA awards are a set of prestigious honors presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association recognizing excellence in science fiction and fantasy literature and related media.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spur Award