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 |
|---|---|
| Guardian First Book Award | 2 |
| The Guardian First Book Award canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding debut works of fiction
ⓘ
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