The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize
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The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize is a prestigious international literary award recognizing outstanding short fiction, named in honor of the influential Irish writer Seán Ó Faoláin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition | 1 |
| The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize Context triple: [William Wall (Irish writer), awardReceived, The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize]
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A.
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding collections of short stories by writers from around the world.
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B.
Irish Times International Fiction Prize
The Irish Times International Fiction Prize is a literary award recognizing outstanding works of international fiction, once notably bestowed upon American author Annie Proulx.
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C.
American Ireland Fund Literary Award
The American Ireland Fund Literary Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding contributions to Irish literature and writing.
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D.
Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award
The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award is an Irish literary prize recognizing outstanding collections of poetry by emerging poets, established in honor of the poet Patrick Kavanagh.
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E.
Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature is a prestigious annual award recognizing outstanding emerging Irish writers for their literary achievements.
- 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: The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize Target entity description: The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize is a prestigious international literary award recognizing outstanding short fiction, named in honor of the influential Irish writer Seán Ó Faoláin.
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A.
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding collections of short stories by writers from around the world.
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B.
Irish Times International Fiction Prize
The Irish Times International Fiction Prize is a literary award recognizing outstanding works of international fiction, once notably bestowed upon American author Annie Proulx.
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C.
American Ireland Fund Literary Award
The American Ireland Fund Literary Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding contributions to Irish literature and writing.
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D.
Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award
The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award is an Irish literary prize recognizing outstanding collections of poetry by emerging poets, established in honor of the poet Patrick Kavanagh.
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E.
Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature is a prestigious annual award recognizing outstanding emerging Irish writers for their literary achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international writing competition
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ short story prize ⓘ |
| aim |
to promote excellence in short fiction
ⓘ
to support emerging writers ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Cork International Short Story Festival ⓘ |
| awardFor | unpublished short story ⓘ |
| awardIncludes |
cash prize
ⓘ
publication ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Irish literature ⓘ |
| currencyOfPrize | euro ⓘ |
| eligibility |
adult writers
ⓘ
writers worldwide ⓘ |
| field |
creative writing
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
first prize
ⓘ
runner-up prizes ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
longlist
ⓘ
overall winner ⓘ shortlist ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
online publication
ⓘ
print publication ⓘ |
| honours | Seán Ó Faoláin ⓘ |
| inception | 2000s ⓘ |
| judgingProcess | blind reading ⓘ |
| languageOfSubmissions | English ⓘ |
| location |
Cork
ⓘ
County Cork ⓘ Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Seán Ó Faoláin ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation |
Irish editor
ⓘ
Irish essayist ⓘ Irish short story writer ⓘ |
| notableFor | prestige in international short fiction ⓘ |
| organizer | Munster Literature Centre ⓘ |
| publicationOutlet | Southword journal ⓘ |
| sponsor | Munster Literature Centre ⓘ |
| submissionFormat | manuscript ⓘ |
| submissionMethod |
email submission
ⓘ
online submission ⓘ |
| website |
https://www.munsterlit.ie
ⓘ
https://www.munsterlit.ie/sean-ofaolain-short-story-prize ⓘ |
| workLength | short story ⓘ |
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Subject: The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize Description of subject: The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize is a prestigious international literary award recognizing outstanding short fiction, named in honor of the influential Irish writer Seán Ó Faoláin.
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subject linked to:
William Wall
linked to: The Sean O’Faoláin Short Story Prize