Richard Laymon President’s Award
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The Richard Laymon President’s Award is a special honor in the horror writing community recognizing extraordinary service or contributions, presented under the auspices of the Bram Stoker Awards.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard Laymon President’s Award canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714853 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Laymon President’s Award Context triple: [Bram Stoker Award, hasSpecialCategory, Richard Laymon President’s Award]
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A.
Richard Peters Jr.
Richard Peters Jr. was an American legal reporter and editor known for compiling and publishing the early volumes of the United States Supreme Court decisions, commonly referred to as Peters Reports.
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B.
Anthony Shriver
Anthony Shriver is an American activist and philanthropist best known as the founder of Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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C.
Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
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D.
Steven B. Sample
Steven B. Sample was an American electrical engineer and academic leader best known for serving as president of the University of Southern California and for his influential role in expanding its global and research profile.
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E.
Pat Hanrahan
Pat Hanrahan is a computer graphics pioneer, Stanford professor, and Turing Award–winning researcher best known for co-founding Tableau and his influential work on rendering and visualization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Laymon President’s Award Target entity description: The Richard Laymon President’s Award is a special honor in the horror writing community recognizing extraordinary service or contributions, presented under the auspices of the Bram Stoker Awards.
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A.
Richard Peters Jr.
Richard Peters Jr. was an American legal reporter and editor known for compiling and publishing the early volumes of the United States Supreme Court decisions, commonly referred to as Peters Reports.
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B.
Anthony Shriver
Anthony Shriver is an American activist and philanthropist best known as the founder of Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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C.
Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon is an American engineer, inventor, and philanthropist known for pioneering work in high-speed analog-to-digital conversion and for major contributions to engineering education.
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D.
Steven B. Sample
Steven B. Sample was an American electrical engineer and academic leader best known for serving as president of the University of Southern California and for his influential role in expanding its global and research profile.
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E.
Pat Hanrahan
Pat Hanrahan is a computer graphics pioneer, Stanford professor, and Turing Award–winning researcher best known for co-founding Tableau and his influential work on rendering and visualization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
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service award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | HWA Richard Laymon President’s Award ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Horror Writers Association ⓘ |
| awardFor |
extraordinary contributions to the horror writing community
ⓘ
extraordinary service to the Horror Writers Association ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | writers association ⓘ |
| awardType | non-fictional service recognition ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field | horror writing ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreFocus | horror ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
horror awards
ⓘ
service awards in literature ⓘ |
| hasNoMonetaryPrize | true ⓘ |
| honors |
organizational leadership
ⓘ
support of horror literature ⓘ volunteer service ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Bram Stoker Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Bram Stoker Awards ceremony
|
| namedAfter | Richard Laymon ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | horror novelist ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Horror Writers Association ⓘ |
| presentedUnder |
Bram Stoker Award
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surface form:
Bram Stoker Awards
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| scope | international horror writing community ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | chosen by the HWA President ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
individuals who significantly aid the HWA
ⓘ
members of the Horror Writers Association ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Laymon President’s Award Description of subject: The Richard Laymon President’s Award is a special honor in the horror writing community recognizing extraordinary service or contributions, presented under the auspices of the Bram Stoker Awards.
Referenced by (1)
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