Brunel University African Poetry Prize
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The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a prestigious literary award that recognizes and supports emerging African poets writing in English.
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| Brunel University African Poetry Prize canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Brunel University African Poetry Prize Context triple: [Warsan Shire, awardReceived, Brunel University African Poetry Prize]
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A.
Lamont Poetry Prize
The Lamont Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award presented by the Academy of American Poets to recognize an outstanding second book of poetry.
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B.
Whitbread Poetry Award
The Whitbread Poetry Award was a prestigious British literary prize recognizing outstanding collections of poetry, later incorporated into what became the Costa Book Awards.
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C.
Witter Bynner Poetry Prize
The Witter Bynner Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding achievement in poetry.
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D.
Costa Poetry Award
The Costa Poetry Award is a major British literary prize recognizing outstanding collections of poetry, formerly given under the Whitbread Book Awards.
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E.
Glascock Poetry Prize
The Glascock Poetry Prize is a prestigious collegiate poetry award historically associated with emerging poets such as Sylvia Plath.
- 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: Brunel University African Poetry Prize Target entity description: The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a prestigious literary award that recognizes and supports emerging African poets writing in English.
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A.
Lamont Poetry Prize
The Lamont Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award presented by the Academy of American Poets to recognize an outstanding second book of poetry.
-
B.
Whitbread Poetry Award
The Whitbread Poetry Award was a prestigious British literary prize recognizing outstanding collections of poetry, later incorporated into what became the Costa Book Awards.
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C.
Witter Bynner Poetry Prize
The Witter Bynner Poetry Prize is a prestigious American literary award recognizing outstanding achievement in poetry.
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D.
Costa Poetry Award
The Costa Poetry Award is a major British literary prize recognizing outstanding collections of poetry, formerly given under the Whitbread Book Awards.
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E.
Glascock Poetry Prize
The Glascock Poetry Prize is a prestigious collegiate poetry award historically associated with emerging poets such as Sylvia Plath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
ⓘ
poetry prize ⓘ |
| aim |
to increase the visibility of African poets internationally
ⓘ
to recognize emerging African poets ⓘ to support the development of African poetry in English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diaspora
ⓘ
Brunel University London Creative Writing programme ⓘ
linked to:
Brunel University London
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| awardFor |
emerging African poets
ⓘ
unpublished poetry manuscripts ⓘ |
| continentFocus | Africa ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
African poets
ⓘ
poets with African nationality or heritage ⓘ poets writing in English ⓘ |
| field |
African literature
ⓘ
contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2013 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Bernardine Evaristo ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.africanpoetryprize.org/ ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Gbenga Adesina
ⓘ
Nick Makoha ⓘ Romeo Oriogun ⓘ Safia Elhillo ⓘ Warsan Shire ⓘ |
| organizer | Brunel University London ⓘ |
| recognition | prestigious African poetry award ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judged competition ⓘ |
| sponsor | Brunel University London ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| submissionRequirement | unpublished poems ⓘ |
| submissionType | poetry manuscript ⓘ |
| targetGroup | early-career poets ⓘ |
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