Costa Biography Award
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The Costa Biography Award is a major UK literary prize recognizing outstanding biographical writing, formerly given under the sponsorship of Costa Coffee as part of the Costa Book Awards.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Costa Biography category
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Costa Book Awards Biography category NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Costa Book of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardAnnouncementLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCategoryOf | Costa Book Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best biography of the year ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding biographical writing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
authors writing in English
ⓘ
books first published in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 2021 ⓘ |
| field |
biographical literature
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| follows | Whitbread Biography Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Whitbread Biography Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
biography ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasAwardedWorkExample |
biographies of historical figures
ⓘ
memoirs by contemporary writers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
shortlist
ⓘ
winner ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Costa Coffee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
A. N. Wilson
NERFINISHED
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Blake Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Claire Tomalin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilary Spurling NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Costa Book Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Costa Book Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Costa Book Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Whitbread Biography Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | cancellation of Costa Book Awards ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of judges ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Costa Coffee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitbread NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorUntil | 2021 ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| website | https://www.costa.co.uk/costa-book-awards ⓘ |
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