Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, established in 2022,[1] is an annual literary award presented by 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]

Award winners receive £5,000 pounds[3] and "the backing of all Waterstones shops."[2]

Recipients
Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize winners and finalists
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2022 Tess Gunty The Rabbit Hutch Winner [4]
Sequoia Nagamatsu How High We Go in the Dark Shortlist [5][6][7]
Eloghosa Osunde Vagabonds!
Tara M. Stringfellow Memphis
Bonnie Garmus Lessons in Chemistry
Louise Kennedy Trespasses


References
  1. Orhanen, Anna (2022-07-21). "Why Debuts Matter: Bea Carvalho on the Ethos Behind the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize". Waterstones. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  2. Bayley, Sian (2022-04-04). "Waterstones launches £5,000 debut fiction prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. "Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize". Locus Online. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. Zodgekar, Yash; Niva, Yadav (2022-08-25). "Tess Gunty's 'fiercely original' The Rabbit Hutch wins inaugural Waterstones debut fiction prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  5. "Awards: Waterstones Debut Fiction Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  6. Doyle, Martin (2022-07-21). "Louise Kennedy on Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist; Margaret Atwood at Clifden festival". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  7. Shaffi, Sarah (2022-07-20). "Shortlist announced for Waterstones debut fiction prize". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
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