Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
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The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction is a prestigious American literary award presented by the American Library Association to honor outstanding adult fiction.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book award
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literary award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Carnegie Medals for Excellence program ⓘ |
| awardedFor | excellence in fiction writing ⓘ |
| awardFor |
best book of the year in adult fiction
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outstanding adult fiction ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | professional association of librarians ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| currency | active ⓘ |
| eligibility | adult fiction books published in the United States ⓘ |
| field |
fiction literature
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literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2012 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American literary awards
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Awards established in 2012 ⓘ Fiction awards ⓘ |
| hasCompanionAward |
Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
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Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
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| hasWebsite | https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/carnegieadultfiction ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfAwardCeremony |
United States of America
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United States
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| mediaType | book ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andrew Carnegie ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | focuses on adult trade fiction ⓘ |
| organizer | American Library Association ⓘ |
| partOf | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
ALA
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American Library Association ⓘ |
| publicationRequirement | must be published in the United States in the previous year ⓘ |
| selectionBy |
book reviewers
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librarians ⓘ |
| selectionCommittee | panel of librarians and book experts ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
literary quality
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reader appeal ⓘ significance of the work ⓘ |
| sponsor | Carnegie Corporation of New York ⓘ |
| sponsorType | philanthropic foundation ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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