American Book Award
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award → |
| alsoKnownAs |
American Book Award
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surface form: "American Book Awards"
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| awardFor | outstanding literary work → |
| basedOn | merit of individual works → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| creator | Before Columbus Foundation → |
| field | literature → |
| focusesOn |
multicultural literature
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writers of diverse backgrounds → |
| foundedBy | Ishmael Reed → |
| frequency | annual → |
| genre |
anthology
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children's literature → essay → fiction → literary criticism → memoir → nonfiction → poetry → translation → young adult literature → |
| hasCharacteristic |
multiple winners each year
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no competitive categories → no nominees → |
| hasPart |
Ellie Awards
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surface form: "Editor Award"
Lifetime Achievement Award → Publisher Award → Special Citation → |
| hasWebsite | https://www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com/american-book-awards → |
| inception | 1978 → |
| languageOfWorks | English → |
| locationOfCeremony |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| notableRecipient |
Edward Said
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Joy Harjo → Leslie Marmon Silko → Louise Erdrich → Maxine Hong Kingston → Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o →
surface form: "Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o"
Sandra Cisneros → Toni Morrison → bell hooks → |
| organizer | Before Columbus Foundation → |
| presentedBy | Before Columbus Foundation → |
| purpose |
to honor literary excellence without competition
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to recognize diversity in American literature → |
| region |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of writers and editors → |
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this entity surface form: "American Book Awards"
subject surface form: "MacKenzie Scott"