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
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
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
historical biography
literary biography

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PEN America awards hasPart PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography