Costa First Novel Award
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The Costa First Novel Award is a British literary prize recognizing outstanding debut novels by authors writing in English.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Costa First Novel Award canonical | 5 |
| Costa First Novel Prize | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439909 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Costa First Novel Award Context triple: [Whitbread Book of the Year, hasPart, Costa First Novel Award]
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A.
Costa Biography Award
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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B.
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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C.
Costa Poetry Award
The Costa Poetry Award is a major British literary prize recognizing outstanding collections of poetry, formerly given under the Whitbread Book Awards.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Costa First Novel Award Target entity description: The Costa First Novel Award is a British literary prize recognizing outstanding debut novels by authors writing in English.
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A.
Costa Biography Award
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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B.
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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C.
Costa Poetry Award
The Costa Poetry Award is a major British literary prize recognizing outstanding collections of poetry, formerly given under the Whitbread Book Awards.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Costa First Novel Prize
ⓘ
linked to:
Costa First Novel Award
|
| awardCategory | first novel ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
best first novel
ⓘ
debut novel in English ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discontinued | 2022 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
authors writing in English
ⓘ
first-time novelists ⓘ |
| formerName | Whitbread First Novel Award ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwarded | novelists ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Christie Watson
ⓘ
Mark Haddon ⓘ Monica Ali ⓘ Nathan Filer ⓘ Sally Rooney ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Costa Book Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book Award
|
| partOf |
Costa Book Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book Award
|
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of critics and authors ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Costa Coffee
ⓘ
Whitbread ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread PLC
|
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Costa First Novel Award Description of subject: The Costa First Novel Award is a British literary prize recognizing outstanding debut novels by authors writing in English.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Costa First Novel Award