Nebula Award for Best Novel
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The Nebula Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding science fiction or fantasy novels.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nebula Award for Best Novel canonical | 22 |
| Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination | 2 |
| 1972 Nebula Award for Best Novel | 1 |
| 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel | 1 |
| Nebula Award for Best Novel nominee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6910297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nebula Award for Best Novel Context triple: [Lois McMaster Bujold, awardReceived, Nebula Award for Best Novel]
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A.
Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the World Science Fiction Society to honor the best novel-length work published in the previous year.
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B.
Nebula Award for Best Novella
The Nebula Award for Best Novella is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy writing prize presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for outstanding novellas.
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C.
Hugo Award for Best Series
The Hugo Award for Best Series is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing an ongoing book or story series for outstanding cumulative achievement in the genre.
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D.
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing outstanding full-length science fiction works.
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E.
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is a prestigious set of annual honors presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding works in science fiction and fantasy literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nebula Award for Best Novel Target entity description: The Nebula Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding science fiction or fantasy novels.
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A.
Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the World Science Fiction Society to honor the best novel-length work published in the previous year.
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B.
Nebula Award for Best Novella
The Nebula Award for Best Novella is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy writing prize presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for outstanding novellas.
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C.
Hugo Award for Best Series
The Hugo Award for Best Series is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing an ongoing book or story series for outstanding cumulative achievement in the genre.
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D.
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing outstanding full-length science fiction works.
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E.
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is a prestigious set of annual honors presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding works in science fiction and fantasy literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Nebula Awards ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
best science fiction or fantasy novel
ⓘ
outstanding novel-length work ⓘ |
| categoryOf | novel-length fiction ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
novel
ⓘ
work of at least 40,000 words ⓘ |
| field |
fantasy literature
ⓘ
science fiction literature ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1966 ⓘ |
| formerName | Nebula Award for Best Novel (SFWA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
certificate
ⓘ
trophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | reputation of winning authors ⓘ |
| inception | 1966 ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the major awards in speculative fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | various cities in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
A Memory Called Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Ancillary Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuromancer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringworld NERFINISHED ⓘ The Left Hand of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stone Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ The Windup Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yiddish Policemen's Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://nebulas.sfwa.org ⓘ |
| organizer | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nebula Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
SFWA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes | authors of speculative fiction novels ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
nomination and ballot process
ⓘ
vote of SFWA members ⓘ |
| sponsor | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | spring ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Nebula Award for Best Novel Description of subject: The Nebula Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding science fiction or fantasy novels.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nebula Award for Best Novel nominee
this entity surface form:
1972 Nebula Award for Best Novel
subject surface form:
Pat Murphy (writer)
this entity surface form:
Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination
this entity surface form:
2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel
this entity surface form:
Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination