Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Winners First Novel

Awards List

2015

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer (Winner)
Viet Thanh Nguyen

Apr-2015
/ Literary

Against the Country

Against the Country (Finalist)
Ben Metcalf

Jan-2015
/ Literary

The Fishermen

The Fishermen (Finalist)
Chigozie Obioma

Apr-2015
/ General Fiction

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer (Finalist)
Viet Thanh Nguyen

Apr-2015
/ Literary

The Turner House

The Turner House (Finalist)
Angela Flournoy

Apr-2015
/ Literary

The Unfortunates

The Unfortunates (Finalist)
Sophie McManus

Jun-2015
/ Literary

Bright Lines

Bright Lines (Finalist)
Tanwi Nandini Islam

Aug-2015
/ General Fiction

After the Parade

After the Parade (Finalist)
Lori Ostlund

Sep-2015
/ Literary

2014

Land of Love and Drowning

Land of Love and Drowning (Winner)
Tiphanie Yanique

Jul-2014
/ Historical

The Enchanted

The Enchanted (Finalist)
Rene Denfeld

Mar-2014
/ Psychological Suspense

The Land of Steady Habits

The Land of Steady Habits (Finalist)
Ted Thompson

Mar-2014
/ Literary

Fourth of July Creek

Fourth of July Creek (Finalist)
Smith Henderson

Jun-2014
/ Literary

The Great Glass Sea

The Great Glass Sea (Finalist)
Josh Weil

Jul-2014
/ Literary

Land of Love and Drowning

Land of Love and Drowning (Finalist)
Tiphanie Yanique

Jul-2014
/ Historical

The Invention of Exile

The Invention of Exile (Finalist)
Vanessa Manko

Aug-2014
/ Literary

We Are Not Ourselves

We Are Not Ourselves (Finalist)
Matthew Thomas

Aug-2014
/ Literary

2013

Wash

Wash (Winner)
Margaret Wrinkle

Feb-2013
/ Literary

Motherlunge

Motherlunge (Finalist)
Kirstin Scott

Jan-2013
/ General Fiction

The Morels

The Morels (Finalist)
Christopher Hacker

May-2013
/ Literary

Eleven Days

Eleven Days (Finalist)
Lea Carpenter

Jun-2013
/ Action Adventure

The Residue Years

The Residue Years (Finalist)
Mitchell S. Jackson

Aug-2013
/ General Fiction

2012

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Winner)
Ben Fountain

May-2012
/ General Fiction

The Snow Child

The Snow Child (Finalist)
Eowyn Ivey

Feb-2012
/ Literary

Alif the Unseen

Alif the Unseen (Finalist)
G. Willow Wilson

Jun-2012
/ Literary

Seating Arrangements

Seating Arrangements (Finalist)
Maggie Shipstead

Jun-2012
/ General Fiction

The Yellow Birds

The Yellow Birds (Finalist)
Kevin Powers

Sep-2012
/ General Fiction

2011

Lamb

Lamb (Winner)
Bonnie Nadzam

Sep-2011
/ Psychological Suspense

The Sweet Relief of Missing Children

The Sweet Relief of Missing Children (Finalist)
Sarah Braunstein

Mar-2011
/ General Fiction

Touch

Touch (Finalist)
Alexi Zentner

Apr-2011
/ Literary

Daughters of the Revolution

Daughters of the Revolution (Finalist)
Carolyn Cooke

Jun-2011
/ Literary

Shards

Shards (Finalist)
Ismet Prcic

Oct-2011
/ Literary

2010

Matterhorn

Matterhorn (Winner)
Karl Marlantes

Mar-2010
/ Literary

This is Just Exactly Like You

This is Just Exactly Like You (Finalist)
Drew Perry

Apr-2010
/ Literary

The Invisible Bridge

The Invisible Bridge (Finalist)
Julie Orringer

May-2010
/ Literary

Mr. Peanut

Mr. Peanut (Finalist)
Adam Ross

Jul-2010
/ Literary

The Quickening

The Quickening (Finalist)
Michelle Hoover

Jul-2010
/ Literary

The Report

The Report (Finalist)
Jessica Francis Kane

Sep-2010
/ Historical

Beneath the Lion's Gaze

Beneath the Lion's Gaze (Finalist)
Maaza Mengiste

Jan-2011
/ General Fiction

2009

Woodsburner

Woodsburner (Winner)
John Pipkin

May-2009
/ Historical

The Vagrants

The Vagrants (Finalist)
Yiyun Li

Aug-2008
/ Literary

Tinkers

Tinkers (Finalist)
Paul Harding

Jan-2009
/ Literary

American Rust

American Rust (Finalist)
Philipp Meyer

Mar-2009
/ General Fiction

The Cradle

The Cradle (Finalist)
Patrick Somerville

Mar-2009
/ General Fiction

2008

The Good Thief

The Good Thief (Winner)
Hannah Tinti

Sep-2008
/ Historical

Dervishes

Dervishes (Finalist)
Beth Helms

Mar-2008
/ General Fiction

The Story of Forgetting

The Story of Forgetting (Finalist)
Stefan Merrill Block

Apr-2008
/ General Fiction

Personal Days

Personal Days (Finalist)
Ed Park

May-2008
/ General Fiction

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Finalist)
David Wroblewski

May-2008
/ General Fiction

Atmospheric Disturbances

Atmospheric Disturbances (Finalist)
Rivka Galchen

Jun-2008
/ General Fiction

Songs for the Butcher's Daughter

Songs for the Butcher's Daughter (Finalist)
Peter Manseau

Jun-2009
/ Literary

2007

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Winner)
Junot Diaz

Sep-2007
/ General Fiction

Fieldwork

Fieldwork (Finalist)
Mischa Berlinski

Feb-2007
/ General Fiction

Finn

Finn (Finalist)
Jon Clinch

Feb-2007
/ General Fiction

Lost City Radio

Lost City Radio (Finalist)
Daniel Alarcon

Feb-2007
/ General Fiction

The Ministry of Special Cases

The Ministry of Special Cases (Finalist)
Nathan Englander

May-2007
/ General Fiction

Soon I Will Be Invincible

Soon I Will Be Invincible (Finalist)
Austin Grossman

Jun-2007
/ Science Fiction

Bearing the Body

Bearing the Body (Finalist)
Ehud Havazelet

Aug-2007
/ General Fiction

2006

Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Winner)
Marisha Pessl

Aug-2006
/ Suspense

Send Me

Send Me (Finalist)
Patrick Ryan

Feb-2006
/ General Fiction

The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo

The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo (Finalist)
Peter Orner

May-2006
/ General Fiction

Cellophane

Cellophane (Finalist)
Marie Arana

Jul-2006
/ General Fiction

The Dissident

The Dissident (Finalist)
Nell Freudenberger

Sep-2007
/ General Fiction

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