PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
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The PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography is a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding full-length biographies published in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PEN America award
ⓘ
biography award ⓘ literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | PEN International (network) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | freedom of expression in literature ⓘ |
| awardDiscipline | biographical writing ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
literary excellence in biography
ⓘ
outstanding full-length biography ⓘ |
| awardLevel | national literary award ⓘ |
| category | nonfiction book award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| currencyOfPrize | United States dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility |
authors of biographies published in the United States
ⓘ
biographies first published in the United States in the award year ⓘ |
| field |
literature
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| formatRequirement | published book ⓘ |
| formerName | PEN Biography Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
finalist
ⓘ
winner ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | printed books ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacqueline Bograd Weld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing major contributions to the art of biography ⓘ |
| organizationTypeOfPresenter | literary and human rights organization ⓘ |
| organizerHeadquarters | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | PEN America Literary Awards program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | PEN America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prestige | major American biography prize ⓘ |
| publicationRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | trade publication ⓘ |
| recognition | honors distinguished achievement in biography ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of writers and critics ⓘ |
| sponsor | Jacqueline Bograd Weld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorType | individual donor ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfWorks | general readership ⓘ |
| workEligibility | full-length book ⓘ |
| workTypeRecognized |
biographical nonfiction
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historical biography ⓘ literary biography ⓘ |
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