British Book Awards
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The British Book Awards are a major UK literary awards ceremony celebrating outstanding achievements in writing, publishing, and bookselling across a wide range of genres.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: British Book Awards Context triple: [Harry Potter novel series, awarded, British Book Awards]
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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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Whitbread Book of the Year
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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British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year
The British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year is a major UK literary prize celebrating the most outstanding popular fiction title published in a given year.
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British Book Awards Author of the Year
The British Book Awards Author of the Year is a major UK literary prize recognizing an author's outstanding achievement and impact in a given year across their body of work.
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E.
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a prestigious British literary award given annually to an outstanding book for children or young adults.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: British Book Awards Target entity description: The British Book Awards are a major UK literary awards ceremony celebrating outstanding achievements in writing, publishing, and bookselling across a wide range of genres.
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A.
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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B.
Whitbread Book of the Year
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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C.
British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year
The British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year is a major UK literary prize celebrating the most outstanding popular fiction title published in a given year.
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D.
British Book Awards Author of the Year
The British Book Awards Author of the Year is a major UK literary prize recognizing an author's outstanding achievement and impact in a given year across their body of work.
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E.
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a prestigious British literary award given annually to an outstanding book for children or young adults.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| aim | to celebrate the commercial and cultural impact of books ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Nibbies ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding achievements in bookselling
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outstanding achievements in publishing ⓘ outstanding achievements in writing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| focusesOn | UK book trade ⓘ |
| formerName | Nibbies ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreCoverage |
children's books
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crime and thriller ⓘ debut fiction ⓘ fiction ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Audiobook of the Year
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Author of the Year ⓘ Book Retailer of the Year ⓘ Book of the Year ⓘ Children's Book of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
Children's Illustrated and Non-Fiction Book of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
Illustrated Book of the Year
Crime and Thriller Book of the Year ⓘ Debut Book of the Year ⓘ Illustrated Book of the Year ⓘ Marketing Strategy of the Year ⓘ Non-Fiction Book of the Year ⓘ Pageturner of the Year ⓘ Publicity Campaign of the Year ⓘ Publisher of the Year ⓘ Small Press of the Year ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | UK national media ⓘ |
| organizer | The Bookseller ⓘ |
| presentedBy | The Bookseller ⓘ |
| recognizes |
audiobook producers
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authors ⓘ booksellers ⓘ literary agents ⓘ publishers ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
judged by panels of industry experts
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shortlists announced before winners ⓘ |
| status | major UK literary prize ⓘ |
| symbol | Nibbie trophy ⓘ |
| typicalEventMonth | May ⓘ |
| website | https://www.thebookseller.com/british-book-awards ⓘ |
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Subject: British Book Awards Description of subject: The British Book Awards are a major UK literary awards ceremony celebrating outstanding achievements in writing, publishing, and bookselling across a wide range of genres.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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British Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year
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British Book Awards Book of the Year categories
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Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year
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British Book Awards for publishers
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Nibbies Fiction Book of the Year
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The British Book Awards are nicknamed "the Nibbies"
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