Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
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The Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing outstanding non-professional writing such as fanzines, blogs, and other fan publications.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer canonical | 10 |
| Best Fan Writer | 1 |
| Hugo for Best Fan Writer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer Context triple: [World Science Fiction Society, awardAdministered, Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer]
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A.
Hugo Award for Best Fanzine
The Hugo Award for Best Fanzine is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing excellence in non-professional, fan-produced magazines and publications.
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B.
Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form
The Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy award recognizing outstanding editing of novel-length works.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Prometheus Award
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer Target entity description: The Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing outstanding non-professional writing such as fanzines, blogs, and other fan publications.
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A.
Hugo Award for Best Fanzine
The Hugo Award for Best Fanzine is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing excellence in non-professional, fan-produced magazines and publications.
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B.
Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form
The Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy award recognizing outstanding editing of novel-length works.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Prometheus Award
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hugo Award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ science fiction award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hugo for Best Fan Writer
ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
|
| associatedWith | Worldcon ⓘ |
| awardCategoryOf |
World Science Fiction Convention awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo Award for Best Series
|
| awardedIn | various countries ⓘ |
| awardFor |
fan writing
ⓘ
non-professional writing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility | non-professional status ⓘ |
| eligibleWorkType |
fan blogs
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fan publications ⓘ fanzines ⓘ online fan writing ⓘ |
| field |
fantasy fandom
ⓘ
science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1967 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Best Fan Writer ⓘ |
| hasNotableNominee |
George R. R. Martin
ⓘ
Neil Gaiman ⓘ |
| hasSelectionEvent |
World Science Fiction Convention
ⓘ
linked to:
Worldcon
|
| hasTrophy | Hugo rocket ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.thehugoawards.org/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | fan categories of the Hugo Awards ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
digital
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hugo Gernsback ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Bob Shaw
ⓘ
Cheryl Morgan ⓘ Claire Brialey ⓘ David Langford ⓘ Fan writer Locus columnists ⓘ John Scalzi ⓘ Mike Glyer ⓘ |
| organizer | World Science Fiction Society ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hugo Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo Award
|
| presentedBy | World Science Fiction Society ⓘ |
| recognizes | contributions to fan community ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | popular vote ⓘ |
| votedBy | members of the World Science Fiction Convention ⓘ |
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Subject: Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer Description of subject: The Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing outstanding non-professional writing such as fanzines, blogs, and other fan publications.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
linked to: Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
subject linked to:
Bob Shaw, Northern Irish science fiction author and fan writer