Somerset Maugham Award
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The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given to young writers of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, often early in their careers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Somerset Maugham Award canonical | 27 |
| Somerset Maugham Award nomination | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Somerset Maugham Award Context triple: [John le Carré, awardReceived, Somerset Maugham Award]
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A.
PEN Pinter Prize
The PEN Pinter Prize is a British literary award presented annually to a writer who, in the spirit of Harold Pinter, shows outstanding courage and integrity in their writing and commitment to defending freedom of expression.
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B.
Royal Society of Literature Award
The Royal Society of Literature Award is a prestigious British literary honor presented by the Royal Society of Literature in recognition of outstanding works of writing.
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C.
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize is a prestigious annual literary award recognizing outstanding original novels written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
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D.
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a prestigious annual literary award that recognized outstanding fiction by authors from Commonwealth countries, helping to launch and celebrate many notable writers' careers.
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E.
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.
- 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: Somerset Maugham Award Target entity description: The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given to young writers of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, often early in their careers.
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A.
PEN Pinter Prize
The PEN Pinter Prize is a British literary award presented annually to a writer who, in the spirit of Harold Pinter, shows outstanding courage and integrity in their writing and commitment to defending freedom of expression.
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B.
Royal Society of Literature Award
The Royal Society of Literature Award is a prestigious British literary honor presented by the Royal Society of Literature in recognition of outstanding works of writing.
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C.
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize is a prestigious annual literary award recognizing outstanding original novels written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
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D.
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a prestigious annual literary award that recognized outstanding fiction by authors from Commonwealth countries, helping to launch and celebrate many notable writers' careers.
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E.
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British literary award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | a published work of imaginative literature ⓘ |
| awardFor |
fiction
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| category |
Awards established in 1947
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British literary awards ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria |
authors of works published in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
writers under the age of 35 ⓘ |
| field |
literary arts
ⓘ
writing ⓘ |
| foundedBy | W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | literature ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| namedAfter | W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Hilary Mantel
ⓘ
Ian McEwan ⓘ Julian Barnes ⓘ Kazuo Ishiguro ⓘ Kingsley Amis ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Kingsley Amis
Martin Amis ⓘ V. S. Naipaul ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Society of Authors ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable writers to travel abroad
ⓘ
to support young writers early in their careers ⓘ |
| reward | cash prize ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel appointed by the Society of Authors ⓘ |
| sponsor | Society of Authors ⓘ |
| useOfPrize | intended to fund foreign travel by the winner ⓘ |
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Subject: Somerset Maugham Award Description of subject: The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given to young writers of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, often early in their careers.
Referenced by (28)
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