Whitbread Book of the Year
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The Whitbread Book of the Year is a major British literary prize, now known as the Costa Book of the Year, awarded annually to an outstanding book across multiple categories.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Whitbread Book of the Year canonical | 10 |
| Costa Book of the Year | 9 |
| British Book of the Year | 2 |
| Book of the Year | 1 |
| Whitbread Book of the Year Award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitbread Book of the Year Context triple: [Seamus Heaney, awardReceived, Whitbread Book of the Year]
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A.
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.
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B.
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize is a prestigious annual literary award recognizing outstanding original novels written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
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C.
Royal Society of Literature Award
The Royal Society of Literature Award is a prestigious British literary honor presented by the Royal Society of Literature in recognition of outstanding works of writing.
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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.
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.
- 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: Whitbread Book of the Year Target entity description: The Whitbread Book of the Year is a major British literary prize, now known as the Costa Book of the Year, awarded annually to an outstanding book across multiple categories.
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A.
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.
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B.
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize is a prestigious annual literary award recognizing outstanding original novels written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
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C.
Royal Society of Literature Award
The Royal Society of Literature Award is a prestigious British literary honor presented by the Royal Society of Literature in recognition of outstanding works of writing.
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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.
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Costa Book Awards
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linked to:
Whitbread Book Award
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| alsoKnownAs |
Costa Book of the Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book of the Year
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| awardCeremony | held annually in London ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best book among category winners ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding book ⓘ |
| categoryType | overall book of the year prize ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criteria |
enjoyment for a wide reading audience
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literary merit ⓘ |
| eligibility |
authors of any nationality
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books first published in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endOfSponsorship | Whitbread sponsorship ended in 2005 ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| formerName |
Costa Book of the Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book of the Year
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Costa Biography Award
ⓘ
Costa Children’s Book Award ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
Costa First Novel Award ⓘ Costa Novel Award ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Novel Award
Costa Poetry Award ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterSponsorIndustry | coffee retail ⓘ |
| location |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| notableWinner |
A. L. Kennedy
ⓘ
Hilary Mantel ⓘ Kate Atkinson ⓘ Mark Haddon ⓘ Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| parentAward |
Costa Book Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book Award
Whitbread Book Awards ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book Award
|
| presentedIn | English language ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Costa Book of the Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book of the Year
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| selectionBody | panel of judges ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen from winners of category awards ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Costa Coffee
ⓘ
Whitbread PLC ⓘ |
| sponsorChange | Whitbread Prize renamed Costa Book Awards in 2006 ⓘ |
| sponsorIndustry | hospitality ⓘ |
| sponsorType | commercial company ⓘ |
| status | major British literary prize ⓘ |
| successor |
Costa Book of the Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book of the Year
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Subject: Whitbread Book of the Year Description of subject: The Whitbread Book of the Year is a major British literary prize, now known as the Costa Book of the Year, awarded annually to an outstanding book across multiple categories.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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awardReceived
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Whitbread Book of the Year Award
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel)
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