Philip K. Dick Award
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The Philip K. Dick Award is a prestigious annual honor recognizing distinguished original science fiction novels published in paperback in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philip K. Dick Award canonical | 5 |
| Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4543585 — 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: Philip K. Dick Award Context triple: [Ian McDonald, awardReceived, Philip K. Dick Award]
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A.
Ray Bradbury Award
The Ray Bradbury Award is a science fiction and fantasy honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize excellence in dramatic presentations such as films, television, and other media.
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B.
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing outstanding full-length science fiction works.
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C.
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
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D.
Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a prestigious British literary prize presented annually for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the World Science Fiction Society to honor the best novel-length work published in the previous year.
- 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: Philip K. Dick Award Target entity description: The Philip K. Dick Award is a prestigious annual honor recognizing distinguished original science fiction novels published in paperback in the United States.
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A.
Ray Bradbury Award
The Ray Bradbury Award is a science fiction and fantasy honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize excellence in dramatic presentations such as films, television, and other media.
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B.
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing outstanding full-length science fiction works.
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C.
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
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D.
Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a prestigious British literary prize presented annually for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the World Science Fiction Society to honor the best novel-length work published in the previous year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
ⓘ
science fiction award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Philadelphia Science Fiction Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip K. Dick Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCategory | best original science fiction paperback ⓘ |
| awardedForWorksPublishedIn | previous calendar year ⓘ |
| coSponsor | Philip K. Dick Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibilityCriterion |
first publication in paperback in the United States
ⓘ
original novel-length work ⓘ |
| field |
literature
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| fieldOfWorkOfNamesake | science fiction writing ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1983 ⓘ |
| focus | paperback originals rather than hardcover releases ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | PKD Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAwardComponent |
special citation
ⓘ
winner ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | juried award ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | novel ⓘ |
| hasNotableJuror |
Elizabeth Hand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Kessel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Lethem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation | prestigious award for innovative science fiction ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.philipkdickaward.org/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | science fiction awards ecosystem ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf | Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Neuromancer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Software ⓘ The Broken Earth trilogy (individual volumes) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Postman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizingBody | Philip K. Dick Award Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedFor |
distinguished science fiction novel
ⓘ
original science fiction paperback novel ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | paperback ⓘ |
| publicationRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | jury selection ⓘ |
| sponsor | Philadelphia Science Fiction Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementEvent | Norwescon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | Easter weekend ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | science fiction convention ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip K. Dick Award Description of subject: The Philip K. Dick Award is a prestigious annual honor recognizing distinguished original science fiction novels published in paperback in the United States.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pat Murphy (writer)
subject surface form:
Pat Murphy (writer)
this entity surface form:
Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel