Neustadt International Prize for Literature
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The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a prestigious biennial global literary award often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international award
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literary award → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Neustadt Prize
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| awardedBy |
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
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| awardedFor |
significant contribution to world literature
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| awardType |
individual author prize
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| country |
United States
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| eligibility |
living authors
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| field |
drama
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fiction → literary essays → poetry → |
| firstAwarded |
1970
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| frequency |
biennial
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| genre |
literature
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| headquarters |
Norman, Oklahoma
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| inception |
1970
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| includes |
silver eagle feather prize
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| juryComposition |
international jury of writers
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jury members nominated by literary magazines and institutions → |
| languageRequirement |
no language restriction
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| location |
Norman, Oklahoma
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| monetaryAward |
USD 50,000
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| namedAfter |
Doris Neustadt
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Walter Neustadt → |
| notableLaureates |
Adam Zagajewski
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Assia Djebar → Czesław Miłosz → Edwidge Danticat → Elizabeth Bishop → Gabriel García Márquez → Mia Couto → Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o → Octavio Paz → |
| organizer |
World Literature Today editorial staff
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| presentedBy |
University of Oklahoma
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World Literature Today → |
| relatedAward |
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
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| reputation |
often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Literature
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one of the most prestigious international literary awards → |
| scope |
world literature
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| selectionCriteria |
lifetime achievement in literature
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outstanding literary merit → |
| selectionProcess |
jury members nominate candidates
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shortlist is debated at a jury meeting in Norman, Oklahoma → winner chosen by majority vote of the jury → |
| sponsoredBy |
Neustadt family
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| sponsorType |
philanthropic family sponsorship
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| website |
https://www.neustadtprize.org/
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Neustadt International Prize for Literature
("Neustadt Prize")
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Gabriel García Márquez
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awardReceived |