PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
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The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award is a prestigious annual prize honoring outstanding literary works that illuminate scientific ideas for a general readership.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Context triple: [PEN America awards, hasPart, PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award]
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A.
John Hay Award for Nature Writing
The John Hay Award for Nature Writing is a literary honor recognizing outstanding works that explore and celebrate the natural world, named after the American nature writer John Hay.
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B.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology is a literary award honoring outstanding nonfiction books that illuminate scientific ideas, discoveries, and their impact on society.
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C.
Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award
The Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award is a prestigious literary honor recognizing outstanding lifetime achievement and contributions to the field of literature.
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D.
American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award
The American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding science communication and writing for a general audience.
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E.
Burroughs Medal
The Burroughs Medal is a prestigious American literary award honoring outstanding books in the field of natural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Target entity description: The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award is a prestigious annual prize honoring outstanding literary works that illuminate scientific ideas for a general readership.
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A.
John Hay Award for Nature Writing
The John Hay Award for Nature Writing is a literary honor recognizing outstanding works that explore and celebrate the natural world, named after the American nature writer John Hay.
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B.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology is a literary award honoring outstanding nonfiction books that illuminate scientific ideas, discoveries, and their impact on society.
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C.
Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award
The Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award is a prestigious literary honor recognizing outstanding lifetime achievement and contributions to the field of literature.
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D.
American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award
The American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding science communication and writing for a general audience.
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E.
Burroughs Medal
The Burroughs Medal is a prestigious American literary award honoring outstanding books in the field of natural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
ⓘ
science writing award ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote public understanding of science
ⓘ
recognize excellence in literary science writing ⓘ |
| awardFor |
books that illuminate scientific ideas for a general audience
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literary science writing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteria |
clarity of scientific explanation
ⓘ
literary quality ⓘ originality of scientific insight ⓘ |
| eligibility |
book-length works
ⓘ
works published in the United States ⓘ |
| field |
literature
ⓘ
science communication ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory | science writing ⓘ |
| inception | 2011 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorksAwarded | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | E. O. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
David Quammen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Kolbert NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gleick NERFINISHED ⓘ Siddhartha Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | PEN America Literary Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judged by a panel of writers and scientists ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://pen.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Description of subject: The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award is a prestigious annual prize honoring outstanding literary works that illuminate scientific ideas for a general readership.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
this entity surface form:
PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award nomination