Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize
Annual award given to a work of debut fiction
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The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, established in 2022,[1] is an annual literary award presented by British bookseller Waterstones to the best debut fiction published in the previous 12 months. The award is intended to "celebrate[] the very best fresh voices in fiction and share[] the joy and magic of discovering new authors."[1] Fictional books of all genres are considered, "including genre fiction such as crime, sci-fi and fantasy as well as fiction in translation."[2][3]
| The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Exceptional first novels |
| Date | 25 July 2024 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Waterstones |
| First award | 2022 |
| Website | www |
Award winners receive £5,000[3] and "the backing of all Waterstones shops."[2]
Recipients
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tess Gunty | The Rabbit Hutch | Winner | [4] |
| Bonnie Garmus | Lessons in Chemistry | Shortlist | [5][6][7] | |
| Louise Kennedy | Trespasses | |||
| Sequoia Nagamatsu | How High We Go in the Dark | |||
| Eloghosa Osunde | Vagabonds! | |||
| Tara M. Stringfellow | Memphis | |||
| 2023 | Alice Winn | In Memoriam | Winner | [8] |
| Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah | Chain-Gang All-Stars | Shortlist | [9] | |
| Jacqueline Crooks | Fire Rush | |||
| Michael Magee | Close to Home | |||
| Cecile Pin | Wandering Souls | |||
| Colin Walsh | Kala | |||
| 2024 | Ferdia Lennon | Glorious Exploits | Winner | [10][11] |
| Kaveh Akbar | Martyr! | Shortlist | [12][13][14] | |
| Kaliane Bradley | The Ministry of Time | |||
| Josie Ferguson | The Silence in Between | |||
| Hanako Footman | Mongrel | |||
| Rebecca K Reilly | Greta and Valdin | |||
| 2025 | Lucy Steeds | The Artist | Winner | [15] |
| Catherine Airey | Confessions | Shortlist | [16] | |
| William Rayfet Hunter | Sunstruck | |||
| Gurnaik Johal | Saraswati | |||
| Niamh Ni Mhaoilcoin | Ordinary Saints | |||
| Lisa Ridzén | When The Cranes Fly South | |||