SFWA Grand Master Award
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The SFWA Grand Master Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize an author’s outstanding contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: SFWA Grand Master Award Context triple: [Arthur C. Clarke, awardReceived, SFWA Grand Master Award]
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Hugo Award
The Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious honors in science fiction and fantasy, recognizing outstanding works and achievements in the genre as voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society.
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B.
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is a prestigious set of annual honors presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding works in science fiction and fantasy literature.
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C.
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
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D.
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing outstanding full-length science fiction works.
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E.
Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award
The Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award is a special honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding volunteer service to the organization and its members.
- 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: SFWA Grand Master Award Target entity description: The SFWA Grand Master Award is a prestigious lifetime achievement honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize an author’s outstanding contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres.
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A.
Hugo Award
The Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious honors in science fiction and fantasy, recognizing outstanding works and achievements in the genre as voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society.
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B.
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is a prestigious set of annual honors presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding works in science fiction and fantasy literature.
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C.
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
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D.
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing outstanding full-length science fiction works.
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E.
Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award
The Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award is a special honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding volunteer service to the organization and its members.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy award
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lifetime achievement award ⓘ literary award ⓘ science fiction award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | SFWA Board of Directors ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SFWA Grand Master
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linked to:
SFWA Grand Master Award
SFWA Grand Mastership ⓘ
linked to:
SFWA Grand Master Award
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| associatedOrganizationAbbreviation | SFWA ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility | living author at time of selection ⓘ |
| field |
fantasy literature
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science fiction literature ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Robert A. Heinlein ⓘ |
| formerName |
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
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linked to:
SFWA Grand Master Award
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Grand Master ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Damon Knight ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Anne McCaffrey
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Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ C. J. Cherryh ⓘ Connie Willis ⓘ Frederik Pohl ⓘ Isaac Asimov ⓘ Joe Haldeman ⓘ Nalo Hopkinson ⓘ Ray Bradbury ⓘ Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| organizer | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association ⓘ |
| presentedAt |
Nebula Awards ceremony
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linked to:
Nebula Award
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| presentedBy | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association ⓘ |
| prestige | one of the highest honors in speculative fiction writing ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor lifetime achievement in science fiction and fantasy writing ⓘ |
| recognizes | body of work rather than a single title ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
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Nebula Awards ⓘ
linked to:
Nebula Award
SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction and Fantasy ⓘ
linked to:
SFWA Grand Master Award
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| scope | international authors writing in or translated into English ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | chosen by SFWA officers and past presidents ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Referenced by (27)
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Robert Silverberg
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awardReceived
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Award
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linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
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administers
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SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
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linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
Robert A. Heinlein
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awardReceived
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Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
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linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
SFWA Grand Master Award
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relatedAward
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SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction and Fantasy
ⓘ
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
Alice Mary Norton
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awardReceived
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Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy (SFWA Grand Master)
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linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
subject linked to:
de Camp
subject linked to:
Simak
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award
subject linked to:
Leiber
linked to: SFWA Grand Master Award