At the end of six and a half months of intense debating, doubting and deciding, the Prize Manager, the readers and the organisers are delighted to announce the First Novel Prize 2024 shortlist.
A Cypress Tree Has no Shadow by Kevin Gerard Neill
Blank Times by Caroline New
Dwell by Rue Baldry
Little Creatures by Jon Barton
Moose Xing by Kim Merrill
Pickpocket by Penny Grace Young
Placeholders by James Roseman
The Broken and the Mended by André Mangeot
The Cackle Hill Rapture by Jo Aldridge
Three Steps of the Sun by Axel Forrester
Many congratulations to our shortlisted writers!
Thank you to all our entrants this year, which opened our eyes to how much remarkable writing there is out there.
Thank you to our many sponsors of free places, whose generosity this year allowed the largest number of sponsored entries on the shortlist.
Taking into account the very many entries that we found hard to not shortlist in 2024, we have taken the decision to introduce a longlist starting with the 2025 edition.
We will announce the First Prize and the Shortlist Prize winners on the 31st of August 2024.