Miles Franklin Literary Award
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The Miles Franklin Literary Award is one of Australia’s most prestigious literary prizes, presented annually to a novel that reflects Australian life in any of its phases.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Miles Franklin Literary Award Context triple: [Miles Franklin, hasAwardNamedAfter, Miles Franklin Literary Award]
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Patrick White Award
The Patrick White Award is an Australian literary prize established by Nobel laureate Patrick White to recognize and support writers who have made a significant but inadequately acknowledged contribution to Australian literature.
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Miles Franklin
Miles Franklin was an Australian writer and feminist best known for her pioneering novel "My Brilliant Career" and for the literary award established in her name.
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Melville Medal
The Melville Medal is a prestigious honor awarded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for the best original technical paper published in its journals.
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Australian Book Industry Award for General Fiction Book of the Year
The Australian Book Industry Award for General Fiction Book of the Year is a major Australian literary prize that recognizes outstanding achievement in general fiction by an Australian author, as judged by the national book industry.
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Commonwealth Writers' Prize
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a prestigious annual literary award that recognized outstanding fiction by authors from Commonwealth countries, helping to launch and celebrate many notable writers' careers.
- 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)
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Target entity: Miles Franklin Literary Award Target entity description: The Miles Franklin Literary Award is one of Australia’s most prestigious literary prizes, presented annually to a novel that reflects Australian life in any of its phases.
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A.
Patrick White Award
The Patrick White Award is an Australian literary prize established by Nobel laureate Patrick White to recognize and support writers who have made a significant but inadequately acknowledged contribution to Australian literature.
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B.
Miles Franklin
Miles Franklin was an Australian writer and feminist best known for her pioneering novel "My Brilliant Career" and for the literary award established in her name.
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C.
Melville Medal
The Melville Medal is a prestigious honor awarded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for the best original technical paper published in its journals.
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D.
Australian Book Industry Award for General Fiction Book of the Year
The Australian Book Industry Award for General Fiction Book of the Year is a major Australian literary prize that recognizes outstanding achievement in general fiction by an Australian author, as judged by the national book industry.
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E.
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a prestigious annual literary award that recognized outstanding fiction by authors from Commonwealth countries, helping to launch and celebrate many notable writers' careers.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian literary award
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literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Perpetual Limited ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Miles Franklin Award
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| associatedPrize |
Miles Franklin Longlist recognition
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Miles Franklin Shortlist Prize ⓘ |
| awardFor | novel ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| criterion | reflects Australian life in any of its phases ⓘ |
| currency | Australian dollar ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Australian citizens
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Australian permanent residents ⓘ authors of novels first published in Australia ⓘ |
| endowment | bequest of Miles Franklin ⓘ |
| field |
Australian literature
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literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1957 ⓘ |
| formerAdministrator |
Trustees of the Miles Franklin Literary Award
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| founder | Miles Franklin ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Australian literary awards
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Awards established in 1957 ⓘ Fiction awards ⓘ |
| hasFormat | single-winner prize ⓘ |
| hasOccasionalOutcome | prize not awarded in some years ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorksAwarded | English ⓘ |
| location | Australia ⓘ |
| monetaryValue |
A$50,000
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A$60,000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Miles Franklin ⓘ |
| notableControversy |
debates over definition of ‘Australian life’
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gender representation among winners ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Alexis Wright
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Christos Tsiolkas ⓘ Helen Garner ⓘ Kim Scott ⓘ Michelle de Kretser ⓘ Patrick White ⓘ Peter Carey ⓘ Richard Flanagan ⓘ Thea Astley ⓘ Tim Winton ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.milesfranklin.com.au ⓘ |
| relativeImportance | one of Australia’s most prestigious literary prizes ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of literary judges ⓘ |
| sponsor | Perpetual Limited ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | mid-year ⓘ |
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