Feb 24, 2025 | Prizes
Today, the Authors’ Club announces the longlist for the annual Best First Novel Award, now in its 71st year. The longlisted books are as follows: Colin Barrett Wild Houses (Jonathan Cape) Mark Bowles All My Precious Madness (Galley Beggar Press) Kaliane Bradley The...
May 22, 2024 | Prizes
The Authors’ Club is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 Best First Novel Award is Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow’s All The Little Bird Hearts (Tinder Press). The guest adjudicator, journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, presented the £2,500 award at a reception...
Mar 25, 2024 | Prizes
The Authors’ Club is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Best First Novel Award, now in its 70th year. Lucy Popescu, chairing the judging panel, commented: ‘We are thrilled to announce our shortlist of six outstanding debuts. These brilliant novelists...
Feb 26, 2024 | Prizes
Today, the Authors’ Club announces the longlist for the annual Best First Novel Award, now in its 70th year. The longlisted books are as follows: Santanu Bhattacharya One Small Voice (Fig Tree) Stephen Buoro The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa (Bloomsbury...
May 24, 2023 | Prizes
The Authors’ Club is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 Best First Novel Award is Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s When We Were Birds (Hamish Hamilton). The guest adjudicator, novelist Louisa Young, presented the £2,500 award at a reception at the National Liberal...
Mar 20, 2023 | Prizes
The Authors’ Club is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Best First Novel Award, drawn up by a panel of Club members. Lucy Popescu, chairing the judging panel, commented: ‘We are proud to recommend six exceptional debuts. These dazzling novelists cover a...
