September
ushers in many new book releases, but it is also begins book awards
season. Several major literary award
winners are announced in the fall.
On
September 1, the short list for the 2016 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
was announced: http://centerforfiction.org/awards/the-first-novel-prize/2016-first-novel-prize-short-list/. Two that I've repeatedly seen recommended are The Girls by
Emma Cline and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
The Center
for Fiction's First Novel Prize is awarded to the best debut novel published
between January 1 and December 31 of the award year. The author of the winning book is awarded
$10,000 and each shortlisted author receives $1,000. This is a relatively new prize; it was first
presented in 2006.
Previous
winners have included The Brief Wondrous
Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Billy
Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain, and The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
The Center
for Fiction, originally called the New York Mercantile Library, is a
not-for-profit organization in New York City which works to promote fiction and
literature and to give support to writers.
The winner
will be announced on December 6. (If you
are interested in the long list of 25 titles, go to http://centerforfiction.org/awards/the-first-novel-prize/2016-first-novel-prize-long-list/).
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