Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
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The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding collections of short stories by writers from around the world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award canonical | 3 |
| Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award | 1 |
| Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Context triple: [Jhumpa Lahiri, awardReceived, Frank O’Connor International Short Story 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.
Whitbread Novel Award
The Whitbread Novel Award was a major British literary prize, later renamed the Costa Book Award for Novel, recognizing outstanding works of fiction by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
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C.
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.
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D.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.
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E.
Hertzog Prize for Poetry
The Hertzog Prize for Poetry is one of the most prestigious Afrikaans literary awards, honoring outstanding achievement in Afrikaans poetry.
- 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: Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Target entity description: The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding collections of short stories by writers from around the world.
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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.
Whitbread Novel Award
The Whitbread Novel Award was a major British literary prize, later renamed the Costa Book Award for Novel, recognizing outstanding works of fiction by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
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C.
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.
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D.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.
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E.
Hertzog Prize for Poetry
The Hertzog Prize for Poetry is one of the most prestigious Afrikaans literary awards, honoring outstanding achievement in Afrikaans poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
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short story award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
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surface form:
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize
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| associatedFestival | Cork International Short Story Festival ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
best original short story collection
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short story collection in English ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2015 ⓘ |
| eligibility | writers from any country ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2005 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | short story ⓘ |
| honours | outstanding short story collections ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 2015 ⓘ |
| location |
Cork city
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surface form:
Cork
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| namedAfter | Frank O’Connor ⓘ |
| namedAfterNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | Irish short story writer ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | one of the richest prizes for a short story collection ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Munster Literature Centre ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Cork International Short Story Festival ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Cork City Council ⓘ |
| prizeMoney | 35000 euro ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
original publication in English
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single-author collection ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by an international panel ⓘ |
| sponsor | Cork City Council ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
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Subject: Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Description of subject: The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding collections of short stories by writers from around the world.
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Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
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this entity surface form:
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize
this entity surface form:
Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award