Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
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The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is a prestigious Canadian literary award presented annually for the best book of humorous writing by a Canadian author.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour Context triple: [Pierre Berton, awardReceived, Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour]
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A.
MacIver Award
The MacIver Award is a distinguished sociology prize recognizing outstanding scholarly contributions to the field, once received by eminent sociologist Robert K. Merton.
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B.
Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
The Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction is a Canadian literary award presented annually by the Quebec Writers' Federation to recognize outstanding works of fiction by Quebec-based authors.
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C.
Raymond Longford Award
The Raymond Longford Award is a prestigious Australian film industry lifetime achievement honor recognizing outstanding contribution to the nation's screen arts.
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D.
John Whiting Award
The John Whiting Award is a British playwriting prize recognizing innovative and distinctive new dramatic writing for the stage.
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E.
Giller Prize
The Giller Prize is one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards, presented annually to recognize excellence in English-language fiction.
- 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: Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour Target entity description: The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is a prestigious Canadian literary award presented annually for the best book of humorous writing by a Canadian author.
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A.
MacIver Award
The MacIver Award is a distinguished sociology prize recognizing outstanding scholarly contributions to the field, once received by eminent sociologist Robert K. Merton.
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B.
Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
The Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction is a Canadian literary award presented annually by the Quebec Writers' Federation to recognize outstanding works of fiction by Quebec-based authors.
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C.
Raymond Longford Award
The Raymond Longford Award is a prestigious Australian film industry lifetime achievement honor recognizing outstanding contribution to the nation's screen arts.
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D.
John Whiting Award
The John Whiting Award is a British playwriting prize recognizing innovative and distinctive new dramatic writing for the stage.
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E.
Giller Prize
The Giller Prize is one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards, presented annually to recognize excellence in English-language fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian literary award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stephen Leacock Museum ⓘ |
| awardedIn | Orillia ⓘ |
| awardFor |
best book of humorous writing
ⓘ
humorous literature ⓘ |
| awardIncludes |
cash prize
ⓘ
medal ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Canadian citizens
ⓘ
permanent residents of Canada ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | humour ⓘ |
| hasShortlist | yes ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://leacock.ca ⓘ |
| honours | humorous writing ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Orillia, Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Orillia
|
| namedAfter | Stephen Leacock ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Mordecai Richler
ⓘ
Robertson Davies ⓘ Stuart McLean ⓘ Terry Fallis ⓘ W. O. Mitchell ⓘ Will Ferguson ⓘ |
| organizer | Stephen Leacock Associates ⓘ |
| presentedTo | Canadian authors ⓘ |
| publicationRequirement |
book-length work
ⓘ
published in Canada ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | jury selection ⓘ |
| significance | one of Canada’s most prestigious humour writing awards ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour Description of subject: The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is a prestigious Canadian literary award presented annually for the best book of humorous writing by a Canadian author.
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