Stonewall Book Award

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LGBTQ+ literary award literary award

The Stonewall Book Award is a prestigious literary honor recognizing exceptional works of LGBTQ+ literature.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Stonewall Book Award canonical	9
GLBTRT Book Award	1
Gay Book Award	1
Gay and Lesbian Book Award	1
Stonewall Book Award – Barbara Gittings Literature Award	1
Stonewall Book Award – Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award	1
Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T957443 — 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: Stonewall Book Award
Context triple: [Alison Bechdel, awardReceived, Stonewall Book Award]

A. Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors books contributing to our understanding of racism and the appreciation of human diversity.
B. American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
C. American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award
The American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award is a U.S. literary prize chosen by independent booksellers to honor books that have been especially popular and influential with their customers.
D. Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is a science fiction and fantasy literary award recognizing outstanding YA works, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
E. National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually by book critics to honor outstanding writing in various genres.
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: Stonewall Book Award
Target entity description: The Stonewall Book Award is a prestigious literary honor recognizing exceptional works of LGBTQ+ literature.

A. Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors books contributing to our understanding of racism and the appreciation of human diversity.
B. American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
C. American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award
The American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award is a U.S. literary prize chosen by independent booksellers to honor books that have been especially popular and influential with their customers.
D. Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is a science fiction and fantasy literary award recognizing outstanding YA works, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
E. National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually by book critics to honor outstanding writing in various genres.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	LGBTQ+ literary award ⓘ literary award ⓘ literary award ⓘ literary award ⓘ literary award ⓘ
awardedFor	exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience ⓘ outstanding LGBTQ+ themed children’s and young adult books ⓘ outstanding LGBTQ+ themed literature ⓘ outstanding LGBTQ+ themed nonfiction ⓘ
awardingBodyType	professional association ⓘ
category	American literary awards ⓘ LGBTQ+ culture ⓘ awards established in 1971 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibility	books published in the United States ⓘ books with significant LGBTQ+ content ⓘ
field	LGBTQ+ literature ⓘ queer literature ⓘ
focus	representation of LGBTQ+ experiences ⓘ
formerName	GLBTRT Book Award ⓘ linked to: Stonewall Book Award Gay Book Award ⓘ linked to: Stonewall Book Award Gay and Lesbian Book Award ⓘ linked to: Stonewall Book Award
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	children's literature ⓘ fiction ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ
hasMotto	recognizing exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience ⓘ
hasPart	Stonewall Book Award – Barbara Gittings Literature Award ⓘ linked to: Stonewall Book Award Stonewall Book Award – Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award ⓘ linked to: Stonewall Book Award Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award ⓘ linked to: Stonewall Book Award
inception	1971 ⓘ
languageOfWorks	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Stonewall riots ⓘ
notableFor	being the first award for LGBTQ+ books in the United States ⓘ
organizer	Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association ⓘ
partOf	Stonewall Book Award ⓘ Stonewall Book Award ⓘ Stonewall Book Award ⓘ
presentedBy	ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table ⓘ American Library Association ⓘ Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association ⓘ
selectionProcess	committee of librarians ⓘ
sponsor	Larry Romans ⓘ Mike Morgan ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alison Bechdel → awardReceived → Stonewall Book Award ⓘ

Fun Home → awarded → Stonewall Book Award ⓘ

Stonewall Book Award → formerName → Gay Book Award ⓘ