What award did the writer of The Egg win in 2016?
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The Egg (short story) "The Egg" is a 2009 short story by American writer Andy Weir, originally published on his website, galactanet.com. It is Weir's most popular short story, and has been translated into over 30 languages by readers. In 2012, it was adapted into a short film by Sam Meacock, starring Harrison Lee and Philip Hope.
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Andy Weir Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist whose debut novel, "The Martian", was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott in 2015. He also worked as a computer programmer for much of his life. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016.
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2016 Man Booker Prize The 2016 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 25 October 2016. The Man Booker dozen of 13 books was announced on 27 July, narrowed down to a shortlist of six titles on 13 September. Paul Beatty was awarded the 2016 Booker Prize for his novel "The Sellout", receiving 50,000 pounds ($61,000), and becoming the first American author to be awarded the prize.
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Guardian First Book Award The Guardian First Book Award was a literary award presented by "The Guardian" newspaper. It annually recognised one book by a new writer. It was established in 1999, replacing the Guardian Fiction Award or Guardian Fiction Prize that the newspaper had sponsored from 1965. The Guardian First Book Award was discontinued in 2016, with the 2015 awards being the last.
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Vendela Vida Vendela Vida (born September 6, 1971) is an American novelist, journalist, and editor who lives in the Bay Area. She is married to writer Dave Eggers. She is the author of five books, a writing teacher, and an editor of "The Believer" magazine.
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Nicholas Ruddock Nicholas Ruddock is a Canadian writer. He is the author of two novels, "The Parabolist" (DoubleDay 2010) and "Night Ambulance" (Breakwater 2016), and a collection of short stories, "How Loveta Got Her Baby" (Breakwater 2014). In 2016, he was shortlisted for the richest story prize in the world, the EFG Short Story Award, for his story "The Phosphorescence."
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is an American playwright. He won the 2014 Obie Award for Best New American Play, for his plays "Appropriate" and "An Octoroon". His play "Gloria" was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He has been named a
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2016 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2016 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 4, 2016, and the winners were announced on October 25.
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Ralph Eggleston Ralph Eggleston (born October 18, 1965) is an American animator, art director, storyboard artist and production designer at Pixar Animation Studios.
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Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer The Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer is the Hugo Award given each year for writers of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications such as semiprozines or fanzines or in generally available electronic media during the previous calendar year. There is no restriction that the writer is not also a professional author, and several such authors have won the award for their non-paying works. The award was first presented in 1967 and has been awarded annually.
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2016 Webby Awards The 20th annual Webby Awards for 2016 was held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on May 16, 2016, which was hosted by comedian and actor Nick Offerman. The awards ceremony was streamed live on the Webby Awards website. Judges from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences picked the over one hundred winners, which may or may not match the people's choice.
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Miki Tori Miki Tori (とり·みき , Tori Miki , born February 23, 1958 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) , also known as Micky Bird or Mickey Bird, is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, essayist, and screenplay writer. Tori has won multiple awards for his work, including two Seiun Awards (in 1994 for "Dai-Hon'ya", and in 1998 for "SF Taishō") and one Bungeishunjū Manga Award (in 1995 for "Tōku e Ikitai"). His pen name was created by mixing up the pronunciation of the kanji making up his real name. He worked as a writer on "".
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2014 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards The 2014 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 29 February 2016.
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Anderson Ferrell Anderson Ferrell is an American novelist. He was the winner of a 1996 Whiting Award for his novel "Home for a Day".
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Kim Eom-ji Kim Eom-ji was born 1988 in Seoul. She began her literary career when her short story Dwaejiuri (돼지우리 Pig Pen) was awarded the 2010 New Writer’s Award From Literature and Society. She published a short story collection Miraereul domohaneun bangsik gaundae (미래를 도모하는 방식 가운데 Among the Ways of Planning for the Future), and a novel Jumal, chulgeun, sanchaek, eodu-umgwa bi (주말, 출근, 산책: 어두움과 비 Weekend, Going to Work, Taking a Walk: Darkness and Rain). She is a member of the literary group Mugachi. She was awarded the 23rd Kim Jun-seong Literary Award in 2016.
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The Book of Eggs The Book of Eggs: A Life-Size Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World's Bird Species is a book detailing the eggs of approximately 600 birds authored by Mark Hauber. It has received positive reviews, although it has been criticized for having a North American bias.
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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards for best editing in a Hong Kong film. As of 2016 the current holder is Nick Cheung for "Ip Man 3".
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Jacob Sager Weinstein Jacob Sager Weinstein (born January 8, 1972) is an American humorist, comedy writer, and screenwriter. For three years he was a staff writer for "Dennis Miller Live", for which he received a Writers Guild of America award in 2001. Earlier he was a contributor to "The Onion", and he has also written for "McSweeney's Internet Tendency", the "North American Review", and "The New Republic".
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Robert Wringham Robert Wringham (born Robert Westwood on 28 November 1982) is a British humorist, best known as the editor of "New Escapologist" magazine. His 2014 story collection, "A Loose Egg", was shortlisted for the 2015 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
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Amanda Flower Amanda Flower (born January 23, 1980 in Akron, Ohio) is an American writer of mystery novels under her real name and the pen name Isabella Alan. She writes for adults and children. She won the Agatha Award for Children's/Young Adult book in 2015 for Andi Unstoppable, and was nominated for an Agatha Award in 2010 (Maid of Murder), 2013 (Andi Unexpected), and 2014 (Andi Under Pressure).
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Hugo Award for Best Short Story The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published in English or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The short story award is available for works of fiction of fewer than 7,500 words; awards are also given out for pieces of longer lengths in the novelette, novella, and novel categories. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing".
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28th Lambda Literary Awards The 28th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 6, 2016, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2015. The list of nominees was released on March 8.