Newbery Medal
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The Newbery Medal is a prestigious American literary award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newbery Medal canonical | 14 |
| Newbery Honor | 7 |
| John Newbery Medal | 1 |
| Newbery | 1 |
| Newbery Medal (as editor of winning titles) | 1 |
| Newbery Medal selection committee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1379375 — 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: Newbery Medal Context triple: [Neil Gaiman, awardReceived, Newbery Medal]
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A.
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.
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B.
Horatio Alger Award
The Horatio Alger Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals who have overcome significant adversity to achieve notable success and who exemplify the values of perseverance and integrity.
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C.
Golden Book Award
The Golden Book Award is a literary honor recognizing outstanding achievement and popularity in book publishing.
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D.
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a prestigious British literary award given annually to an outstanding book for children or young adults.
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E.
National Book Award for Fiction
The National Book Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by U.S. authors.
- 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: Newbery Medal Target entity description: The Newbery Medal is a prestigious American literary award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature.
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A.
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.
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B.
Horatio Alger Award
The Horatio Alger Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals who have overcome significant adversity to achieve notable success and who exemplify the values of perseverance and integrity.
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C.
Golden Book Award
The Golden Book Award is a literary honor recognizing outstanding achievement and popularity in book publishing.
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D.
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a prestigious British literary award given annually to an outstanding book for children or young adults.
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E.
National Book Award for Fiction
The National Book Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by U.S. authors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's literature award
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literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Association for Library Service to Children ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Newbery Medal
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linked to:
Newbery Medal
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| awardAnnouncementTime | ALA Midwinter Meeting ⓘ |
| awardedFor | most distinguished contribution to American literature for children ⓘ |
| awardedSince | 1922 ⓘ |
| awardedTo | authors ⓘ |
| awardType | medal ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility |
author of a book published in the United States
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book intended for children ⓘ |
| establishedInJurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field |
children's books
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| firstAwardedWork | The Story of Mankind ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Hendrik Willem van Loon ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | children's literature ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
honor book
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winner ⓘ |
| hasCriterion |
contribution to children's literature
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literary quality ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Newbery Honor
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linked to:
Newbery Medal
|
| inception | 1922 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| medium | books ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Newbery ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first children's book award in the world ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newbery ⓘ |
| organizer | Association for Library Service to Children ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Library Association
ⓘ
Association for Library Service to Children ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Caldecott Medal ⓘ |
| scope | American literature for children ⓘ |
| selectionBody |
Newbery Medal selection committee
ⓘ
linked to:
Newbery Medal
|
| selectionProcess | chosen by a committee of librarians ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most prestigious awards in children's literature ⓘ |
| sponsor | American Library Association ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Newbery Medal Description of subject: The Newbery Medal is a prestigious American literary award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature.
Referenced by (25)
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