Debut Book Prizes

An alpha listing of notable debut book prizes,  from the U.S. and U.K.

Desmond Elliott Prize, first novel written in English and published in the UK

http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/about_the_prize.asp

The Edgar Award, for best mystery, first novel category

http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html#bestfirst

Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize

http://centerforfiction.org/awards/the-flaherty-dunnan-first-novel-prize/

Guardian First Book Award

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/guardianfirstbookaward

LA Times Book Prizes, The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction

http://events.latimes.com/bookprizes/

PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction

http://www.pen-ne.org/news-noteworthy/penhemingway-award

Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction

http://www.artsandletters.org/awards2_popup.php?abbrev=kaufman

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, outstanding debut novels

http://wp.vcu.edu/firstnovelist/