Prometheus Award
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The Prometheus Award is a literary prize honoring outstanding science fiction and fantasy works that explore themes of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prometheus Award canonical | 21 |
| Prometheus Hall of Fame Award | 4 |
| Prometheus Award for Best Novel | 2 |
| 2009 Prometheus Award | 1 |
| Prometheus Award (Ready Player One) | 1 |
| Prometheus Award nomination | 1 |
| Prometheus Awards program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T230557 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Prometheus Award Context triple: [Cory Doctorow, awardReceived, Prometheus Award]
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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.
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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C.
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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Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a prestigious British literary prize presented annually for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Ellie Awards
The Ellie Awards are prestigious annual honors recognizing excellence in American magazine journalism and publishing.
- 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: Prometheus Award Target entity description: The Prometheus Award is a literary prize honoring outstanding science fiction and fantasy works that explore themes of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a prestigious British literary prize presented annually for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Ellie Awards
The Ellie Awards are prestigious annual honors recognizing excellence in American magazine journalism and publishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy fiction award
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literary award ⓘ science fiction award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding science fiction and fantasy works
ⓘ
works exploring free markets ⓘ works exploring individual liberty ⓘ works exploring limited government ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility | science fiction and fantasy works published in the previous year ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
free markets
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limited government ⓘ voluntary cooperation ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1979 ⓘ |
| focusesOnTheme |
critique of authoritarianism
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economic freedom in speculative fiction ⓘ individual liberty in speculative fiction ⓘ |
| foundedBy | L. Neil Smith ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Best Novel
ⓘ
Hall of Fame ⓘ Special Award ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
anthologies
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novels ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Fiction that explores the meaning of freedom ⓘ |
| hasSubaward |
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
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linked to:
Prometheus Award
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| ideology | libertarianism ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Prometheus (mythology)
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linked to:
Prometheus
|
| notableWinner |
Charles Stross
ⓘ
Cory Doctorow ⓘ F. Paul Wilson ⓘ Ken MacLeod ⓘ Lois McMaster Bujold ⓘ Neal Stephenson ⓘ Terry Pratchett ⓘ Vernor Vinge ⓘ |
| organizer | Libertarian Futurist Society ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | pro-liberty ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Libertarian Futurist Society ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Prometheus Award
|
| selectionProcess | voting by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society ⓘ |
| sponsorType | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| website | https://lfs.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prometheus Award Description of subject: The Prometheus Award is a literary prize honoring outstanding science fiction and fantasy works that explore themes of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Vinge
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Stross
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