Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award
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The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award is a prestigious American literary prize that supports emerging women writers of exceptional promise early in their careers.
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| Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award Context triple: [Tracy K. Smith, awardReceived, Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award]
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A.
Whiting Writers' Award
The Whiting Writers' Award is a prestigious American literary prize that recognizes and supports emerging writers of exceptional talent in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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B.
The Writers' Prize for Fiction
The Writers' Prize for Fiction is a British literary award that recognizes outstanding works of fiction by contemporary writers.
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C.
Ingram Merrill Foundation Award
The Ingram Merrill Foundation Award was a private arts grant given by the Ingram Merrill Foundation to support writers and other artists, often recognizing emerging or mid-career talent.
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D.
PEN/Edward Bunker Prize for Fiction
The PEN/Edward Bunker Prize for Fiction is a literary award presented by PEN America that honors outstanding fiction, often recognizing work that reflects the spirit and legacy of crime writer and former convict Edward Bunker.
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E.
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.
- 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)
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Target entity: Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award Target entity description: The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award is a prestigious American literary prize that supports emerging women writers of exceptional promise early in their careers.
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A.
Whiting Writers' Award
The Whiting Writers' Award is a prestigious American literary prize that recognizes and supports emerging writers of exceptional talent in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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B.
The Writers' Prize for Fiction
The Writers' Prize for Fiction is a British literary award that recognizes outstanding works of fiction by contemporary writers.
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C.
Ingram Merrill Foundation Award
The Ingram Merrill Foundation Award was a private arts grant given by the Ingram Merrill Foundation to support writers and other artists, often recognizing emerging or mid-career talent.
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D.
PEN/Edward Bunker Prize for Fiction
The PEN/Edward Bunker Prize for Fiction is a literary award presented by PEN America that honors outstanding fiction, often recognizing work that reflects the spirit and legacy of crime writer and former convict Edward Bunker.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American literary prize
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literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Rona Jaffe Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding emerging work in creative nonfiction
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outstanding emerging work in fiction ⓘ outstanding emerging work in poetry ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discontinuedIn | 2019 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
emerging writers
ⓘ
women writers ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| focus | early-career support ⓘ |
| founder | Rona Jaffe Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
creative nonfiction
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| monetaryValuePerRecipient | 30000 US dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rona Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Aimee Bender
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eula Biss NERFINISHED ⓘ Lan Samantha Chang NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy K. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ ZZ Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRecipientsPerYear | up to six ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize exceptional promise early in writers’ careers
ⓘ
to support emerging women writers ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | nomination only ⓘ |
| sponsor | Rona Jaffe Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| supportType |
financial support
ⓘ
professional recognition ⓘ |
| targetDemographic | women authors in the United States ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ronajaffefoundation.org ⓘ |
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