PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
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The PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography is a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding full-length biographies published in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PEN Award for Biography | 1 |
| PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Context triple: [PEN America awards, hasPart, PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography]
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A.
Pearl S. Buck Award
The Pearl S. Buck Award is an honor recognizing individuals for their humanitarian efforts and contributions to cross-cultural understanding, in the spirit of the American author and Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck.
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B.
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring exceptional works of nonfiction that combine rigorous research with compelling narrative writing.
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C.
PEN/Malamud Award
The PEN/Malamud Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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D.
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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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography is a prestigious American literary award given annually for an outstanding book-length biography or autobiography by an American 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/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Target entity description: The PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography is a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding full-length biographies published in the United States.
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A.
Pearl S. Buck Award
The Pearl S. Buck Award is an honor recognizing individuals for their humanitarian efforts and contributions to cross-cultural understanding, in the spirit of the American author and Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck.
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B.
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring exceptional works of nonfiction that combine rigorous research with compelling narrative writing.
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C.
PEN/Malamud Award
The PEN/Malamud Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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D.
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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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography is a prestigious American literary award given annually for an outstanding book-length biography or autobiography by an American author.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PEN America award
ⓘ
biography award ⓘ literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | PEN America ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
PEN International (network)
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN International
|
| associatedWithMovement | freedom of expression in literature ⓘ |
| awardDiscipline | biographical writing ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
literary excellence in biography
ⓘ
outstanding full-length biography ⓘ |
| awardLevel | national literary award ⓘ |
| category | nonfiction book award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currencyOfPrize |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| eligibility |
authors of biographies published in the United States
ⓘ
biographies first published in the United States in the award year ⓘ |
| field |
literature
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ |
| formatRequirement | published book ⓘ |
| formerName | PEN Biography Award ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
finalist
ⓘ
winner ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| medium | printed books ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacqueline Bograd Weld ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing major contributions to the art of biography ⓘ |
| organizationTypeOfPresenter | literary and human rights organization ⓘ |
| organizerHeadquarters | New York City ⓘ |
| partOf |
PEN America Literary Awards program
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN America awards
|
| presentedBy | PEN America ⓘ |
| prestige | major American biography prize ⓘ |
| publicationRegion |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| publicationType | trade publication ⓘ |
| recognition | honors distinguished achievement in biography ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of writers and critics ⓘ |
| sponsor | Jacqueline Bograd Weld ⓘ |
| sponsorType | individual donor ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfWorks | general readership ⓘ |
| workEligibility | full-length book ⓘ |
| workTypeRecognized |
biographical nonfiction
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historical biography ⓘ literary biography ⓘ |
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Subject: PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Description of subject: The PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography is a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding full-length biographies published in the United States.
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linked to: PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography