Astounding Award for Best New Writer
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The Astounding Award for Best New Writer is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing the most promising emerging authors in the field.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Astounding Award for Best New Writer canonical | 6 |
| Astounding Award | 1 |
| Campbell Award for Best New Writer | 1 |
| John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (historical) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T56304 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Astounding Award for Best New Writer Context triple: [Hugo Award, hasCategory, Astounding Award for Best New Writer]
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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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B.
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
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C.
Ellie Awards
The Ellie Awards are prestigious annual honors recognizing excellence in American magazine journalism and publishing.
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D.
Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award
The Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award is a recognition in the field of digital media and hypertext, honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and promotion of open, accessible electronic publishing.
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E.
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is a prestigious American award that honors individuals who have had an impact on American society in a manner similar to the distinguished 19th-century humorist Mark Twain.
- 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: Astounding Award for Best New Writer Target entity description: The Astounding Award for Best New Writer is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing the most promising emerging authors in the field.
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A.
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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B.
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
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C.
Ellie Awards
The Ellie Awards are prestigious annual honors recognizing excellence in American magazine journalism and publishing.
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D.
Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award
The Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award is a recognition in the field of digital media and hypertext, honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and promotion of open, accessible electronic publishing.
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E.
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is a prestigious American award that honors individuals who have had an impact on American society in a manner similar to the distinguished 19th-century humorist Mark Twain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual award
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fantasy award ⓘ literary award ⓘ science fiction award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Worldcon committee ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Astounding Award
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linked to:
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
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| associatedWith |
Hugo Awards
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linked to:
Hugo Award
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| category | professional writing ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility |
author with limited prior professional publication
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new writer in science fiction or fantasy ⓘ |
| field |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1973 ⓘ |
| formerName | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| organizer | World Science Fiction Society ⓘ |
| presentedAt |
World Science Fiction Convention
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linked to:
Worldcon
|
| reasonForRenaming | controversy over John W. Campbell’s views ⓘ |
| recognizes |
best new writer in science fiction or fantasy
ⓘ
promising emerging author ⓘ |
| relation | non-Hugo award administered alongside the Hugo Awards ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 2019 ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | popular vote of Worldcon members ⓘ |
| sponsor | Dell Magazines ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typeOfWorkRecognized | prose fiction ⓘ |
| votingSystem | instant-runoff voting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Astounding Award for Best New Writer Description of subject: The Astounding Award for Best New Writer is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing the most promising emerging authors in the field.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Astounding Award for Best New Writer
linked to: Astounding Award for Best New Writer
subject linked to:
WSFS
subject linked to:
Hugo Award for Best New Writer (John W. Campbell Award finalist)
linked to: Astounding Award for Best New Writer