PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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The PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award is an American literary prize that honors diverse and multicultural voices in literature, recognizing works that address social justice and underrepresented perspectives.
All labels observed (4)
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| PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award canonical | 3 |
| Beyond Margins Award | 1 |
| PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Award | 1 |
| PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award Context triple: [Lawrence Ferlinghetti, awardReceived, PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award]
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A.
PEN West Award
The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
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B.
PEN New England Award
The PEN New England Award is a regional literary prize presented by the PEN New England branch to honor outstanding works of writing and promote literary excellence.
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C.
PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
The PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award is an international literary honor presented by PEN America to writers who have shown exceptional courage in defending freedom of expression, often at great personal risk.
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D.
Whiting Writers' Award
The Whiting Writers' Award is a prestigious American literary prize that recognizes and supports emerging writers of exceptional talent in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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E.
PEN America awards
PEN America awards are a series of prestigious literary honors presented by the writers’ organization PEN America to recognize excellence and courage in writing across multiple genres and forms.
- 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: PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award Target entity description: The PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award is an American literary prize that honors diverse and multicultural voices in literature, recognizing works that address social justice and underrepresented perspectives.
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A.
PEN West Award
The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
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B.
PEN New England Award
The PEN New England Award is a regional literary prize presented by the PEN New England branch to honor outstanding works of writing and promote literary excellence.
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C.
PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
The PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award is an international literary honor presented by PEN America to writers who have shown exceptional courage in defending freedom of expression, often at great personal risk.
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D.
Whiting Writers' Award
The Whiting Writers' Award is a prestigious American literary prize that recognizes and supports emerging writers of exceptional talent in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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E.
PEN America awards
PEN America awards are a series of prestigious literary honors presented by the writers’ organization PEN America to recognize excellence and courage in writing across multiple genres and forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | PEN Oakland ⓘ |
| aim |
to promote literary excellence among writers of all cultural and racial backgrounds
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to recognize works that address issues of inequality and social justice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PEN Oakland Award
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PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award ⓘ
linked to:
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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| associatedOrganization |
PEN International (U.S. affiliate network)
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linked to:
PEN International
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| awardFor | literature ⓘ |
| awardType | book award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focus |
diverse voices
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multicultural literature ⓘ social justice ⓘ underrepresented perspectives ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
anthologies
ⓘ
essays ⓘ fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
creative nonfiction
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| honors |
authors
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essayists ⓘ poets ⓘ writers from underrepresented communities ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Oakland, California
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linked to:
Oakland
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| namedAfter | Josephine Miles ⓘ |
| namedForNationality | American ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation |
literary critic
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Al Young
ⓘ
Devreaux Baker ⓘ Isabel Allende ⓘ Luis J. Rodriguez ⓘ Opal Palmer Adisa ⓘ Ruth Forman ⓘ |
| partOf |
PEN awards
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN America awards
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| presentedBy | PEN Oakland ⓘ |
| region | United States literature ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel organized by PEN Oakland ⓘ |
| sponsor | PEN Oakland ⓘ |
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linked to: PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
linked to: PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
linked to: PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award