Marian Engel Award
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The Marian Engel Award is a Canadian literary prize presented annually to a female writer in mid-career for outstanding work in fiction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marian Engel Award canonical | 1 |
| Marian Engel Award for Fiction | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9792356 — 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: Marian Engel Award Context triple: [Joy Kogawa, awardReceived, Marian Engel Award]
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A.
Kate Wolf Memorial Award
The Kate Wolf Memorial Award is a folk music honor named after singer-songwriter Kate Wolf, recognizing artists for their lifetime contributions to the folk and acoustic music community.
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B.
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
The Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award was an annual National Hockey League trophy given to the goaltender with the highest save percentage in the regular season.
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C.
Betty Trask Award
The Betty Trask Award is a British literary prize given to debut novelists under the age of 35, recognizing traditional or romantic fiction.
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D.
Barbara Jefferis Award
The Barbara Jefferis Award is an Australian literary prize given to novels that depict women and girls in a positive or empowering light.
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E.
H. H. Bloomer Award
The H. H. Bloomer Award is a prize given by the Linnean Society of London to recognize significant contributions to natural history made by amateur naturalists.
- 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: Marian Engel Award Target entity description: The Marian Engel Award is a Canadian literary prize presented annually to a female writer in mid-career for outstanding work in fiction.
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A.
Kate Wolf Memorial Award
The Kate Wolf Memorial Award is a folk music honor named after singer-songwriter Kate Wolf, recognizing artists for their lifetime contributions to the folk and acoustic music community.
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B.
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
The Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award was an annual National Hockey League trophy given to the goaltender with the highest save percentage in the regular season.
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C.
Betty Trask Award
The Betty Trask Award is a British literary prize given to debut novelists under the age of 35, recognizing traditional or romantic fiction.
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D.
Barbara Jefferis Award
The Barbara Jefferis Award is an Australian literary prize given to novels that depict women and girls in a positive or empowering light.
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E.
H. H. Bloomer Award
The H. H. Bloomer Award is a prize given by the Linnean Society of London to recognize significant contributions to natural history made by amateur naturalists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian literary award
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literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marian Engel Award for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Marian Engel Award
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| awardFor | outstanding work in fiction ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| eligibility |
female writer
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mid-career writer ⓘ |
| field |
Canadian literature
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literature ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | women ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwarded | various Canadian women fiction writers ⓘ |
| inception | 1986 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | Canada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marian Engel ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Writers’ Trust of Canada ⓘ |
| sponsor | Writers’ Trust of Canada ⓘ |
| website | https://www.writerstrust.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marian Engel Award Description of subject: The Marian Engel Award is a Canadian literary prize presented annually to a female writer in mid-career for outstanding work in fiction.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Marian Engel Award