Gold Dagger
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The Gold Dagger is a prestigious annual award presented by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gold Dagger canonical | 9 |
| CWA Gold Dagger | 6 |
| CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3456607 — 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: Gold Dagger Context triple: [The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, awarded, Gold Dagger]
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A.
Edgar Award
The Edgar Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented by the Mystery Writers of America to honor outstanding works in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction.
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B.
Whitbread Book Award
The Whitbread Book Award, now known as the Costa Book Award, was a major British literary prize recognizing outstanding books by authors based in the UK and Ireland across several categories.
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C.
Whitbread Book of the Year
The Whitbread Book of the Year is a major British literary prize, now known as the Costa Book of the Year, awarded annually to an outstanding book across multiple categories.
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D.
Whitbread Novel Award
The Whitbread Novel Award was a major British literary prize, later renamed the Costa Book Award for Novel, recognizing outstanding works of fiction by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
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E.
Somerset Maugham Award
The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given to young writers of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, often early in their careers.
- 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: Gold Dagger Target entity description: The Gold Dagger is a prestigious annual award presented by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.
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A.
Edgar Award
The Edgar Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented by the Mystery Writers of America to honor outstanding works in mystery and crime fiction and nonfiction.
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B.
Whitbread Book Award
The Whitbread Book Award, now known as the Costa Book Award, was a major British literary prize recognizing outstanding books by authors based in the UK and Ireland across several categories.
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C.
Whitbread Book of the Year
The Whitbread Book of the Year is a major British literary prize, now known as the Costa Book of the Year, awarded annually to an outstanding book across multiple categories.
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D.
Whitbread Novel Award
The Whitbread Novel Award was a major British literary prize, later renamed the Costa Book Award for Novel, recognizing outstanding works of fiction by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
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E.
Somerset Maugham Award
The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given to young writers of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, often early in their careers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CWA Gold Dagger
ⓘ
linked to:
Gold Dagger
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| associatedOrganisation | The CWA ⓘ |
| awardFor | best crime novel of the year ⓘ |
| awardType | book award ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility | crime novels first published in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
crime writing
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| formerName | Crossed Red Herring Award ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | crime fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory | crime novel ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/the-daggers ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor | prestige in crime fiction community ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Crime Writers' Association ⓘ |
| partOf | Crime Writers' Association Dagger awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Crime Writers' Association ⓘ |
| relativeImportance | one of the most important awards in crime fiction ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by panel appointed by Crime Writers' Association ⓘ |
| symbol | dagger ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | annually in the second half of the year ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gold Dagger Description of subject: The Gold Dagger is a prestigious annual award presented by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gold Dagger
linked to: Gold Dagger
linked to: Gold Dagger
linked to: Gold Dagger
subject linked to:
"Dead Lions" (2013 novel)
subject linked to:
"Dead Lions" (2013 novel)
linked to: Gold Dagger
linked to: Gold Dagger
linked to: Gold Dagger