Minnesota Book Award
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The Minnesota Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors outstanding books by Minnesota authors or about Minnesota across multiple genres.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Book Award canonical | 4 |
| Minnesota Book Awards | 1 |
| Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony | 1 |
| Minnesota Nonfiction | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6661936 — 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: Minnesota Book Award Context triple: [Diane Glancy, awardReceived, Minnesota Book Award]
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A.
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award
The Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award is a regional literary prize presented by independent booksellers in the U.S. Mountain and Plains states to honor outstanding books and authors.
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B.
Ohioana Book Award for Fiction
The Ohioana Book Award for Fiction is a literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction associated with the state of Ohio or written by Ohio authors.
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C.
St. Louis Literary Award
The St. Louis Literary Award is a prestigious American literary honor presented annually to distinguished writers for their outstanding contributions to literature.
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D.
Whiting Writers' Award
The Whiting Writers' Award is a prestigious American literary prize that recognizes and supports emerging writers of exceptional talent in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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E.
American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
- 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: Minnesota Book Award Target entity description: The Minnesota Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors outstanding books by Minnesota authors or about Minnesota across multiple genres.
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A.
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award
The Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award is a regional literary prize presented by independent booksellers in the U.S. Mountain and Plains states to honor outstanding books and authors.
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B.
Ohioana Book Award for Fiction
The Ohioana Book Award for Fiction is a literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction associated with the state of Ohio or written by Ohio authors.
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C.
St. Louis Literary Award
The St. Louis Literary Award is a prestigious American literary honor presented annually to distinguished writers for their outstanding contributions to literature.
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D.
Whiting Writers' Award
The Whiting Writers' Award is a prestigious American literary prize that recognizes and supports emerging writers of exceptional talent in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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E.
American Book Award
The American Book Award is a U.S. literary prize that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other genres by writers from diverse backgrounds without categories or competition among nominees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Minnesota Book Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota Book Award
|
| associatedWith | Saint Paul Public Library ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding books about Minnesota
ⓘ
outstanding books by Minnesota authors ⓘ |
| awardType | state-level literary award ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Saint Paul, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Paul
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibilityCriteria | author must be a Minnesota resident or book must have significant Minnesota content ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ genre fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Children’s Literature
ⓘ
General Nonfiction ⓘ Genre Fiction ⓘ Memoir & Creative Nonfiction ⓘ Middle Grade Literature ⓘ Minnesota Nonfiction ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota Book Award
Novel & Short Story ⓘ Poetry ⓘ Poetry, Spoken Word & Anthology ⓘ Young Adult Literature ⓘ
linked to:
Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
|
| hasComponent |
Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota Book Award
Minnesota Book Awards finalists ⓘ Minnesota Book Awards winners ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Minnesota ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Kate DiCamillo
ⓘ
Louise Erdrich ⓘ Marlon James ⓘ William Kent Krueger ⓘ |
| organizer | The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library ⓘ |
| purpose | to promote and celebrate Minnesota's literary community ⓘ |
| regionServed | Minnesota ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by panels of librarians, booksellers, and other literary professionals ⓘ |
| selectionStage |
finalists
ⓘ
longlist ⓘ winners ⓘ |
| sponsor | The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library ⓘ |
| sponsorType | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| timeOfYearHeld | spring ⓘ |
| website | https://thefriends.org/minnesota-book-awards/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minnesota Book Award Description of subject: The Minnesota Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors outstanding books by Minnesota authors or about Minnesota across multiple genres.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Minnesota Book Award
linked to: Minnesota Book Award
linked to: Minnesota Book Award