Printz Award
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The Printz Award is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing excellence in young adult literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael L. Printz Award | 9 |
| Printz Award canonical | 4 |
| Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3500898 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Printz Award Context triple: [American Library Association, awards, Printz Award]
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A.
Michael L. Printz Honor
The Michael L. Printz Honor is a prestigious American Young Adult literary distinction recognizing outstanding books for teens that are runners-up to the annual Printz Award.
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B.
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is a prestigious American literary award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature.
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C.
Alex Award
The Alex Award is an American Library Association honor given annually to books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.
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D.
American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
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E.
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
The Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature is a literary prize that honors outstanding works of children's and young adult literature that authentically portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
- 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: Printz Award Target entity description: The Printz Award is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing excellence in young adult literature.
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A.
Michael L. Printz Honor
The Michael L. Printz Honor is a prestigious American Young Adult literary distinction recognizing outstanding books for teens that are runners-up to the annual Printz Award.
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B.
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is a prestigious American literary award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature.
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C.
Alex Award
The Alex Award is an American Library Association honor given annually to books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.
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D.
American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
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E.
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
The Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature is a literary prize that honors outstanding works of children's and young adult literature that authentically portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
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young adult literature award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Young Adult Library Services Association ⓘ |
| ageRange | 12 to 18 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Michael L. Printz Award
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linked to:
Printz Award
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| announcementEvent | ALA Midwinter Meeting ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American Library Association youth media awards ⓘ |
| awardedFor | excellence in young adult literature ⓘ |
| awardType | book award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility |
books written for young adults
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works published in the preceding year ⓘ |
| evaluationCriteria |
characterization
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clarity of voice ⓘ literary quality ⓘ originality ⓘ setting ⓘ style ⓘ theme ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2000 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreFocus | young adult literature ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
honor book
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winner ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Printz Honor
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linked to:
Michael L. Printz Honor
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| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Michael L. Printz ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | librarian ⓘ |
| namedForRole | Topeka, Kansas school librarian ⓘ |
| notableFor | prestige in young adult literature ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Library Association
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Young Adult Library Services Association ⓘ |
| recognizes | literary merit ⓘ |
| scope | international publications in English ⓘ |
| selectionBody |
YALSA committee
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librarians ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | committee judgment ⓘ |
| sponsorType | library association ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Printz Award Description of subject: The Printz Award is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing excellence in young adult literature.
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