PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
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The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by living U.S. authors.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Context triple: [Don DeLillo, awardReceived, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction]
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A.
National Book Award for Fiction
The National Book Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by U.S. authors.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is a prestigious American literary award given annually to an outstanding work of fiction by a U.S. author.
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C.
PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction
The PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction is a prestigious literary honor recognizing a living American author whose body of work exemplifies excellence and lasting significance in fiction.
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D.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
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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/Faulkner Award for Fiction Target entity description: The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by living U.S. authors.
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A.
National Book Award for Fiction
The National Book Award for Fiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by U.S. authors.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is a prestigious American literary award given annually to an outstanding work of fiction by a U.S. author.
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C.
PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction
The PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction is a prestigious literary honor recognizing a living American author whose body of work exemplifies excellence and lasting significance in fiction.
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D.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American literary award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PEN/Faulkner Award
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
|
| awardCategory |
novels
ⓘ
short story collections ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding works of fiction ⓘ |
| awardType | book award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currency |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| eligibility |
living U.S. authors
ⓘ
works of fiction published in the United States ⓘ |
| field |
contemporary fiction
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1981 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
finalist prizes
ⓘ
winner prize ⓘ |
| headquartersOfOrganizer | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorksConsidered | English ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mediaTypeOfWorks |
e-books
ⓘ
printed books ⓘ |
| motto | Celebrating the best in American fiction ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
PEN (Poets, Essayists, Novelists)
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN International
William Faulkner ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Ann Patchett
ⓘ
Don DeLillo ⓘ E. L. Doctorow ⓘ John Updike ⓘ Michael Chabon ⓘ Philip Roth ⓘ |
| organizer | PEN/Faulkner Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf | PEN America awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy | PEN/Faulkner Foundation ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN/Hemingway Award
|
| relatedOrganization | PEN America ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
artistic merit
ⓘ
literary excellence ⓘ originality ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of writers ⓘ |
| sponsor | PEN/Faulkner Foundation ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers of contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| website | https://www.penfaulkner.org ⓘ |
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