PEN West Award
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The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549428 — 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)
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Target entity: PEN West Award Context triple: [Maxine Hong Kingston, awardReceived, PEN West Award]
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A.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
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B.
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by living U.S. authors.
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C.
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
The Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction is a prestigious literary honor awarded annually by the U.S. Library of Congress to recognize a writer’s lifetime achievement and significant contribution to American fiction.
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D.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
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E.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.
- 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: PEN West Award Target entity description: The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
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A.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
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B.
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by living U.S. authors.
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C.
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
The Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction is a prestigious literary honor awarded annually by the U.S. Library of Congress to recognize a writer’s lifetime achievement and significant contribution to American fiction.
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D.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
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E.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
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regional award ⓘ |
| affiliation | PEN International ⓘ |
| awardFor | literary excellence ⓘ |
| category | American literary awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field | literature ⓘ |
| genre | literary writing ⓘ |
| location |
western United States
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surface form:
Western United States
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| notableAspect | focus on writers from the Western United States ⓘ |
| presentedBy | PEN Center USA ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor contributions to literature in the Western United States
ⓘ
to recognize outstanding writing ⓘ |
| regionServed |
western United States
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surface form:
Western United States
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| sponsor | PEN Center USA ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PEN West Award Description of subject: The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction
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PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction
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PEN USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction
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PEN Center USA Literary Award
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PEN USA Literary Award for Research Nonfiction
subject surface form:
William T. Vollmann
this entity surface form:
PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction
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PEN Center USA Literary Awards
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PEN Center USA awards program
this entity surface form:
PEN Center USA Literary Awards