Stonewall Book Award
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The Stonewall Book Award is a prestigious literary honor recognizing exceptional works of LGBTQ+ literature.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T957443 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stonewall Book Award Context triple: [Alison Bechdel, awardReceived, Stonewall Book Award]
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A.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors books contributing to our understanding of racism and the appreciation of human diversity.
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B.
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.
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C.
American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award
The American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award is a U.S. literary prize chosen by independent booksellers to honor books that have been especially popular and influential with their customers.
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D.
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is a science fiction and fantasy literary award recognizing outstanding YA works, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
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E.
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually by book critics to honor outstanding writing in various genres.
- 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: Stonewall Book Award Target entity description: The Stonewall Book Award is a prestigious literary honor recognizing exceptional works of LGBTQ+ literature.
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A.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors books contributing to our understanding of racism and the appreciation of human diversity.
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B.
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.
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C.
American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award
The American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award is a U.S. literary prize chosen by independent booksellers to honor books that have been especially popular and influential with their customers.
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D.
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is a science fiction and fantasy literary award recognizing outstanding YA works, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
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E.
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually by book critics to honor outstanding writing in various genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBTQ+ literary award
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literary award ⓘ literary award ⓘ literary award ⓘ literary award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience
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outstanding LGBTQ+ themed children’s and young adult books ⓘ outstanding LGBTQ+ themed literature ⓘ outstanding LGBTQ+ themed nonfiction ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | professional association ⓘ |
| category |
American literary awards
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LGBTQ+ culture ⓘ awards established in 1971 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
books published in the United States
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books with significant LGBTQ+ content ⓘ |
| field |
LGBTQ+ literature
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queer literature ⓘ |
| focus | representation of LGBTQ+ experiences ⓘ |
| formerName |
Stonewall Book Award
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GLBTRT Book Award
Stonewall Book Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gay Book Award
Stonewall Book Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gay and Lesbian Book Award
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fiction ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| hasMotto | recognizing exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Stonewall Book Award
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Barbara Gittings Literature Award
Stonewall Book Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award
Stonewall Book Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
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| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stonewall riots ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first award for LGBTQ+ books in the United States ⓘ |
| organizer | Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stonewall Book Award
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Stonewall Book Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ Stonewall Book Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table
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American Library Association ⓘ Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | committee of librarians ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Larry Romans
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Mike Morgan ⓘ |
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Subject: Stonewall Book Award Description of subject: The Stonewall Book Award is a prestigious literary honor recognizing exceptional works of LGBTQ+ literature.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gay Book Award
this entity surface form:
Gay and Lesbian Book Award
this entity surface form:
GLBTRT Book Award
this entity surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Barbara Gittings Literature Award
this entity surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award
this entity surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
subject surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Barbara Gittings Literature Award
subject surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award
subject surface form:
Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award