Edgar Award
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The Edgar Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented by the Mystery Writers of America to honor outstanding works in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307805 — 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: Edgar Award Context triple: [Truman Capote, awardReceived, Edgar Award]
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A.
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a prestigious honor presented annually by the Horror Writers Association to recognize superior achievement in horror writing.
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B.
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, given annually for outstanding works of fiction and biography.
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C.
Aberconway Medal
The Aberconway Medal is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to applied geology and the commercial application of geoscience.
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D.
Royal Society of Literature Award
The Royal Society of Literature Award is a prestigious British literary honor presented by the Royal Society of Literature in recognition of outstanding works of writing.
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E.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edgar Award Target entity description: The Edgar Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented by the Mystery Writers of America to honor outstanding works in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction.
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A.
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a prestigious honor presented annually by the Horror Writers Association to recognize superior achievement in horror writing.
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B.
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, given annually for outstanding works of fiction and biography.
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C.
Aberconway Medal
The Aberconway Medal is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to applied geology and the commercial application of geoscience.
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D.
Royal Society of Literature Award
The Royal Society of Literature Award is a prestigious British literary honor presented by the Royal Society of Literature in recognition of outstanding works of writing.
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E.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
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mystery fiction award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Mystery Writers of America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edgar Award
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surface form:
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
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| awardedFor |
excellence in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction
ⓘ
outstanding crime writing ⓘ outstanding mystery writing ⓘ |
| awardTrophyForm | statuette of Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | literature ⓘ |
| eligibility | works published in the United States ⓘ |
| field |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ mystery nonfiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1946 ⓘ |
| focus | mystery and crime genres ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Best Critical/Biographical
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Best Fact Crime ⓘ Best First Novel by an American Author ⓘ Best Juvenile ⓘ Best Motion Picture Screenplay ⓘ Best Novel ⓘ Best Paperback Original ⓘ Best Short Story ⓘ Best Television Episode Teleplay ⓘ Best Young Adult ⓘ Edgar Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ellery Queen Award
Grand Master Award ⓘ Robert L. Fish Memorial Award ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
nonfiction books
ⓘ
novels ⓘ screenplays ⓘ short stories ⓘ teleplays ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most prestigious awards in mystery fiction ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://mysterywriters.org ⓘ |
| organizer | Mystery Writers of America ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Mystery Writers of America ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judging panels appointed by Mystery Writers of America ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mystery Writers of America ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | spring ⓘ |
| typicalEvent | annual awards banquet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edgar Award Description of subject: The Edgar Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented by the Mystery Writers of America to honor outstanding works in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction.
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Edgar Allan Poe Awards
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Edgar Awards
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Edgar Allan Poe Award
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Edgar Award nomination
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Mary Higgins Clark
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Edgar Allan Poe Award
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Edgar Allan Poe Award
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Edgar Award for Best Novel
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Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime
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Edgar Awards
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Edgar Awards
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Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards ceremony
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Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original
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Edgar Awards for works
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Edgar Awards
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Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime
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Edgar Awards
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Edgar Awards
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Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime
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Edgar Award for Best First Novel
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Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel
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Edgar Award for Best First Novel
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Edgar Award for Best Young Adult