Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
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The Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) is a prestigious British literary recognition given annually to outstanding novels that make the final shortlist for the Costa Book Awards’ main fiction category.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) Context triple: [Sally Rooney, awardReceived, Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)]
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A.
Costa First Novel Award
The Costa First Novel Award is a British literary prize recognizing outstanding debut novels by authors writing in English.
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B.
National Book Award finalist
The National Book Award finalist is a prestigious recognition given annually in the United States to honor outstanding works of literature across several categories.
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C.
Best of the Booker
Best of the Booker is a special literary prize created to honor the best novel ever to have won the Booker Prize, as chosen in a retrospective competition.
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D.
Porchlight Business Book Award shortlist
The Porchlight Business Book Award shortlist is a curated annual list recognizing outstanding business books that offer significant insights into leadership, management, and contemporary work and social issues.
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E.
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.
- 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 Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) Target entity description: The Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) is a prestigious British literary recognition given annually to outstanding novels that make the final shortlist for the Costa Book Awards’ main fiction category.
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A.
Costa First Novel Award
The Costa First Novel Award is a British literary prize recognizing outstanding debut novels by authors writing in English.
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B.
National Book Award finalist
The National Book Award finalist is a prestigious recognition given annually in the United States to honor outstanding works of literature across several categories.
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C.
Best of the Booker
Best of the Booker is a special literary prize created to honor the best novel ever to have won the Booker Prize, as chosen in a retrospective competition.
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D.
Porchlight Business Book Award shortlist
The Porchlight Business Book Award shortlist is a curated annual list recognizing outstanding business books that offer significant insights into leadership, management, and contemporary work and social issues.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| appliesTo | novels ⓘ |
| awardCategoryOf |
Costa Book Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book Award
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| awardedFor | best novel of the year as judged in the Costa Book Awards fiction category ⓘ |
| awardHierarchy | category award within Costa Book Awards ⓘ |
| awardLevel | national ⓘ |
| awardType | shortlist recognition ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discontinuedYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
novels first published in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
works written in English ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| focus | contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| formerName | Whitbread Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasStage |
longlist
ⓘ
shortlist ⓘ winner selection ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainCategoryOf | Costa Book Awards fiction category ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Costa Coffee ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing outstanding contemporary novels ⓘ |
| organizer | Costa Book Awards committee ⓘ |
| partOf |
Costa Book Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Book Award
|
| precededBy |
Whitbread Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Novel Award
|
| previousNamePeriodEnd | 2005 ⓘ |
| previousNamePeriodStart | 1971 ⓘ |
| recognizes | authors of outstanding novels ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relationToMainPrize | shortlisted for Costa Book Award for Best Novel winner ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) in 2006 ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
judged by a panel of literary judges
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shortlist chosen from submitted eligible novels ⓘ |
| selectionStage | shortlist ⓘ |
| sponsor | Costa Coffee ⓘ |
| sponsorFrom | Costa Coffee from 2006 ⓘ |
| sponsorshipChangeYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| sponsorUntil | Whitbread until 2005 ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalShortlistSize | 3 to 5 novels ⓘ |
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Subject: Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) Description of subject: The Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) is a prestigious British literary recognition given annually to outstanding novels that make the final shortlist for the Costa Book Awards’ main fiction category.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
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formerName
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Whitbread Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
ⓘ
linked to: Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
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renamedAs
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Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted) in 2006
ⓘ
linked to: Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
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mainCategoryOf
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Costa Book Awards fiction category
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linked to: Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)
subject linked to:
Thomas Harding
linked to: Costa Book Award for Best Novel (shortlisted)