PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction
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The PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding debut works of nonfiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Context triple: [Sam Harris, awardReceived, PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction]
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A.
PEN New England Award
The PEN New England Award is a regional literary prize presented by the PEN New England branch to honor outstanding works of writing and promote literary excellence.
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B.
PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay is a literary prize honoring outstanding collections of essays that demonstrate exceptional literary quality and intellectual engagement.
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C.
PEN Writing Award
The PEN Writing Award is a literary honor presented by PEN to recognize outstanding achievement and contributions in writing.
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D.
PEN West Award
The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
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E.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
- 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: PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Target entity description: The PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding debut works of nonfiction.
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A.
PEN New England Award
The PEN New England Award is a regional literary prize presented by the PEN New England branch to honor outstanding works of writing and promote literary excellence.
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B.
PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay is a literary prize honoring outstanding collections of essays that demonstrate exceptional literary quality and intellectual engagement.
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C.
PEN Writing Award
The PEN Writing Award is a literary honor presented by PEN to recognize outstanding achievement and contributions in writing.
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D.
PEN West Award
The PEN West Award is a regional literary honor presented by PEN Center USA to recognize outstanding writing and contributions to literature in the Western United States.
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E.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut book award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | PEN American Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim | to recognize excellence in debut nonfiction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PEN/Martha Albrand Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | International PEN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding debut works of nonfiction ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | writers organization ⓘ |
| category | PEN America awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 2004 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
debut work of nonfiction
ⓘ
first book of nonfiction ⓘ |
| eponym | Martha Albrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
literature
ⓘ
writing ⓘ |
| formerName | Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Martha Albrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfEponym | novelist ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alex Kotlowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Chang-rae Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Kidder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | PEN American Literary Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
PEN America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PEN American Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prestige | major American literary prize ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judged competition ⓘ |
| sponsor | PEN American Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
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Subject: PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Description of subject: The PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction was a prestigious literary prize honoring outstanding debut works of nonfiction.
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