The Novel Prize is a biennial award for a book-length work of literary fiction written in English by published and unpublished writers around the world. It offers $10,000 to the winner and simultaneous publication in North America by New York-based New Directions, in the UK and Ireland by the London-based Fitzcarraldo Editions, and in Australia and New Zealand by the Sydney-based publisher Giramondo. The prize rewards novels which explore and expand the possibilities of the form, and are innovative and imaginative in style. Jessica Au won the inaugural Novel Prize in 2020 for Cold Enough for Snow. In 2022, the Novel Prize was shared by Jonathan Buckley for Tell and Anne de Marcken for It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over. The winner of the 2024 Novel Prize will be announced in February 2025.
Read more about the prize and entry requirements here.
