PEN Open Book Award
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The PEN Open Book Award is a literary prize that honors exceptional books by writers of color published in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PEN Open Book Award canonical | 4 |
| PEN Beyond Margins Award | 1 |
| PEN Open Book Award longlist | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEN Open Book Award Context triple: [Claudia Rankine, awardReceived, PEN Open Book Award]
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A.
PEN Writing Award
The PEN Writing Award is a literary honor presented by PEN to recognize outstanding achievement and contributions in writing.
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B.
PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award
The PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award is a literary honor recognizing writers who demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment to free expression, often in the face of political or social adversity.
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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.
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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E.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
- 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: PEN Open Book Award Target entity description: The PEN Open Book Award is a literary prize that honors exceptional books by writers of color published in the United States.
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A.
PEN Writing Award
The PEN Writing Award is a literary honor presented by PEN to recognize outstanding achievement and contributions in writing.
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B.
PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award
The PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award is a literary honor recognizing writers who demonstrate exceptional courage and commitment to free expression, often in the face of political or social adversity.
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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.
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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E.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | PEN America ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote diversity in publishing
ⓘ
support writers of color ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
freedom of expression
ⓘ
literary advocacy ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
exceptional books by writers of color
ⓘ
literary excellence ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility |
books published in the United States
ⓘ
writers of color ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| formerName |
Beyond Margins Award
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | literature ⓘ |
| hasAwarded |
nonfiction books
ⓘ
novels ⓘ poetry collections ⓘ short story collections ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Claudia Rankine
ⓘ
Ibram X. Kendi ⓘ Jesmyn Ward ⓘ Yaa Gyasi ⓘ |
| organizer | PEN America ⓘ |
| partOf |
PEN America Literary Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN America awards
|
| publicationRequirement |
book-length work
ⓘ
published by a U.S. publisher ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of writers and literary professionals ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | PEN America ⓘ |
| sponsorType | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| website | https://pen.org/pen-open-book-award/ ⓘ |
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Subject: PEN Open Book Award Description of subject: The PEN Open Book Award is a literary prize that honors exceptional books by writers of color published in the United States.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: PEN Open Book Award
linked to: PEN Open Book Award