Damon Runyon Award
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The Damon Runyon Award is a journalism honor recognizing outstanding achievement in reporting and commentary, named after the famed American writer Damon Runyon.
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| Damon Runyon Award canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Damon Runyon Award Context triple: [Maureen Dowd, awardReceived, Damon Runyon Award]
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A.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
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B.
PEN/Malamud Award
The PEN/Malamud Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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C.
Lillian Hellman/Dashiell Hammett Award
The Lillian Hellman/Dashiell Hammett Award is a literary prize given by the U.S. human rights organization PEN to writers of fiction whose work focuses on themes of political courage and social justice, often under conditions of repression.
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D.
Christopher Award
The Christopher Award is an American honor presented annually to writers, producers, directors, and illustrators whose work affirms the highest values of the human spirit.
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E.
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, given annually for outstanding works of fiction and biography.
- 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: Damon Runyon Award Target entity description: The Damon Runyon Award is a journalism honor recognizing outstanding achievement in reporting and commentary, named after the famed American writer Damon Runyon.
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A.
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is a prestigious annual American prize recognizing outstanding short stories.
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B.
PEN/Malamud Award
The PEN/Malamud Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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C.
Lillian Hellman/Dashiell Hammett Award
The Lillian Hellman/Dashiell Hammett Award is a literary prize given by the U.S. human rights organization PEN to writers of fiction whose work focuses on themes of political courage and social justice, often under conditions of repression.
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D.
Christopher Award
The Christopher Award is an American honor presented annually to writers, producers, directors, and illustrators whose work affirms the highest values of the human spirit.
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E.
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, given annually for outstanding works of fiction and biography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | journalism award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding achievement in commentary
ⓘ
outstanding achievement in reporting ⓘ |
| category | American journalism awards ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocation | Denver Press Club headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| field | journalism ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | journalism award ⓘ |
| hasCeremony | Damon Runyon Award banquet ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecipient |
Bob Costas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carl Hiaasen NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ David Halberstam NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Deford NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Weingarten NERFINISHED ⓘ George Will NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Breslin NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen Dowd NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Royko NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitch Albom NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Brokaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors |
distinguished career in commentary
ⓘ
distinguished career in reporting ⓘ lifetime achievement in journalism ⓘ |
| honorsLegacyOf | Damon Runyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Damon Runyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterNationality | American ⓘ |
| namedAfterNotableFor |
Broadway-themed fiction
ⓘ
short stories ⓘ sports writing ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| notableTypeOfJournalism |
feature writing
ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ sports journalism ⓘ |
| organizer | Denver Press Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Denver Press Club awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Denver Press Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by Denver Press Club ⓘ |
| website | https://denverpressclub.org ⓘ |
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