The Guardian First Book Award
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The Guardian First Book Award was a British literary prize established by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding debut works of fiction or non-fiction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guardian First Book Award | 2 |
| The Guardian First Book Award canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Guardian First Book Award Context triple: [White Teeth, award, The Guardian First Book Award]
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A.
Guardian Fiction Prize
The Guardian Fiction Prize was a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of contemporary fiction.
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B.
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize is a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of children's fiction.
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C.
Whitbread Book Award
The Whitbread Book Award, now known as the Costa Book Award, was a major British literary prize recognizing outstanding books by authors based in the UK and Ireland across several categories.
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D.
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
The Whitbread Children's Book of the Year was a prestigious UK literary award, part of the Whitbread (later Costa) Book Awards, recognizing outstanding children's literature.
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E.
Whitbread Novel Award
The Whitbread Novel Award was a major British literary prize, later renamed the Costa Book Award for Novel, recognizing outstanding works of fiction by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
- 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: The Guardian First Book Award Target entity description: The Guardian First Book Award was a British literary prize established by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding debut works of fiction or non-fiction.
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A.
Guardian Fiction Prize
The Guardian Fiction Prize was a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of contemporary fiction.
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B.
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize is a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of children's fiction.
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C.
Whitbread Book Award
The Whitbread Book Award, now known as the Costa Book Award, was a major British literary prize recognizing outstanding books by authors based in the UK and Ireland across several categories.
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D.
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
The Whitbread Children's Book of the Year was a prestigious UK literary award, part of the Whitbread (later Costa) Book Awards, recognizing outstanding children's literature.
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E.
Whitbread Novel Award
The Whitbread Novel Award was a major British literary prize, later renamed the Costa Book Award for Novel, recognizing outstanding works of fiction by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding debut works of fiction
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outstanding debut works of non-fiction ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2016 ⓘ |
| eligibility | first book by an author ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1999 ⓘ |
| formerName | Guardian Fiction Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
British literary awards
ⓘ
awards disestablished in 2016 ⓘ awards established in 1999 ⓘ debut literary awards ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | English ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 2016 ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| notableWinner |
Alex Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Cleave NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Safran Foer NERFINISHED ⓘ Petina Gappah NERFINISHED ⓘ Yann Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ Zadie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWinningWork |
An Elegy for Easterly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Everything Is Illuminated NERFINISHED ⓘ Incendiary NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Pi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rest Is Noise NERFINISHED ⓘ White Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Guardian News & Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | The Guardian newspaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Guardian Fiction Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
included input from reading groups
ⓘ
judged by a panel including Guardian staff and invited judges ⓘ |
| sponsor | The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | The Guardian Media Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Guardian First Book Award
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Guardian First Book Award