Booker

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Booker is a prestigious annual literary award given for the best original novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual award
literary award
administeredBy Booker Prize Foundation
awardedForFirstTime 1969
awardedIn Ireland
United Kingdom
awardFor best original novel
awardIncludes cash prize
public recognition
countryOfAward Ireland
United Kingdom
currencyOfCashPrize Pound sterling
effect increases book sales
eligibility novels first published in the UK or Ireland
works written in English
field literature
focus novels
formerName Booker–McConnell Prize
Booker Prize
surface form: Man Booker Prize
frequency annual
genre fiction
hasCategory Booker Prize
surface form: Booker Prize for Fiction
hasLanguageRequirement English
hasMediaCoverage international
hasPublicationRequirement published in the UK or Ireland
hasSelectionStage longlist
shortlist
winner announcement
inception 1969
languageOfWorkRequired English
locationOfCeremony London, England
surface form: London
longlistSize typically 12 or 13 novels
namedAfter Booker Group
notableCharacteristic prestigious
notableFor influencing contemporary English-language fiction
organizer Booker Prize Foundation
publicationRegionRequired Ireland
United Kingdom
relatedAward International Booker Prize
selectionProcess judged by a panel of literary judges
shortlistSize typically 6 novels
sponsor Booker Group
Crankstart
Man Group
typicalAnnouncementTime autumn
website https://thebookerprizes.com

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Booker Prize shortName Booker