Rea Award for the Short Story
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The Rea Award for the Short Story is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding achievement in the art of the short story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rea Award for the Short Story canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rea Award for the Short Story Context triple: [John Updike, awardReceived, Rea Award for the Short Story]
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A.
Noma Literary Prize
The Noma Literary Prize is a prestigious Japanese literary award recognizing outstanding works of fiction and criticism by contemporary authors.
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B.
Guardian Fiction Prize
The Guardian Fiction Prize was a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of contemporary fiction.
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C.
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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D.
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding collections of short stories by writers from around the world.
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E.
The Writers' Prize for Fiction
The Writers' Prize for Fiction is a British literary award that recognizes outstanding works of fiction by contemporary writers.
- 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: Rea Award for the Short Story Target entity description: The Rea Award for the Short Story is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding achievement in the art of the short story.
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A.
Noma Literary Prize
The Noma Literary Prize is a prestigious Japanese literary award recognizing outstanding works of fiction and criticism by contemporary authors.
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B.
Guardian Fiction Prize
The Guardian Fiction Prize was a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of contemporary fiction.
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C.
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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D.
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding collections of short stories by writers from around the world.
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E.
The Writers' Prize for Fiction
The Writers' Prize for Fiction is a British literary award that recognizes outstanding works of fiction by contemporary writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
ⓘ
short story award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Rea Charitable Trust ⓘ |
| awardFor | lifetime contribution to the short story form ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currency |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| describedAs | prestigious American literary prize ⓘ |
| eligibility | writers of short fiction in English ⓘ |
| field |
fiction
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1986 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Michael M. Rea ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | short story ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the most prestigious awards for short story writers in the United States ⓘ |
| hasType | lifetime achievement award ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://reaaward.org/ ⓘ |
| honors |
achievement in short fiction
ⓘ
short story writers ⓘ |
| inception | 1986 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| monetaryValue | 30000 US dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Michael M. Rea ⓘ |
| notableLaureate |
Alice Munro
ⓘ
Andre Dubus ⓘ Ann Beattie ⓘ Eudora Welty ⓘ Grace Paley ⓘ John Updike ⓘ Joyce Carol Oates ⓘ Lorrie Moore ⓘ Mavis Gallant ⓘ Richard Ford ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor outstanding achievement in the art of the short story ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | chosen by a panel of judges ⓘ |
| sponsor | Rea Charitable Trust ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfRecipientsPerYear | 1 ⓘ |
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