Tess Gunty
American novelist (born 1992)
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Tess Gunty (born 1992) is an American novelist.[1] Her debut novel, The Rabbit Hutch, won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction and the Indiana Authors Awards in 2024.[2][3][4][5]
New York University (MFA)
Tess Gunty | |
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Gunty in 2022 | |
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Writing career | |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Gunty was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana.[1][6] She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from New York University with a Masters in Fine Arts degree in creative writing.[7][8]
Career
Gunty's first novel, The Rabbit Hutch, was published by Knopf on August 2, 2022, and was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction in November 2022.[9][3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[10][11][12] The novel also received the inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[13] It was a finalist for the 2022 John Leonard Prize, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle for a first book in any genre.[14]
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Rabbit Hutch | Barnes & Noble Discover Award | — | Won | [1] |
| National Book Award | Fiction | Won | [3] | ||
| National Book Critics Circle Award | John Leonard Prize | Shortlisted | [15] | ||
| Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize | — | Won | [16][17][7] | ||
| 2023 | BookTube Prize | Fiction | Octofinalist | ||
| British Book Award | Début Fiction | Shortlisted | [18] | ||
| Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award | — | Shortlisted | [19] | ||
| 2024 | Indiana Authors Awards | Fiction | Won | [2] | |
Works
Books
- —— (2022). The Rabbit Hutch (hardcover 1st ed.). Knopf. ISBN 9780593534663.
- —— (2025). Honeydew (1st ed.). (forthcoming)[20]