Authors' Club Best First Novel Award

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The Authors' Club Best First Novel Award is awarded by the Authors' Club to the most promising first novel of the year, written by a British author and published in the UK during the calendar year preceding the year in which the award is presented. [1]

It has been awarded to the following: [2]

This list is incomplete

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  2. ↑ Prizewinning Literature: UK Literary Award Winners by Anne Strachan, publ. 1989 by Library Association Publishing Ltd ISBN   0-85365-558-8
  3. ↑ "Lindsey Davis, audio books on Cassette and CD - UK Audiobooks". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  4. ↑ "Alan Brownjohn". British Council Literature. British Council . Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  5. ↑ "Zina Rohan - Books". Zinarohan.squarespace.com. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  6. ↑ David Park
  7. ↑ "Nadeem Aslam". British Council Literature. British Council . Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  8. ↑ The Independent
  9. ↑ Carl scoops best book honour – News – South Manchester Reporter
  10. ↑ "Dan Rhodes". British Council Literature. British Council . Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  11. ↑ "Foyles : Fiction, medical, textbooks and more at our London store and online". Archived from the original on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  12. ↑ Penguin Books UK - Prize-winners
  13. ↑ Archived August 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ "News". The Bookseller. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  16. ↑ "News". The Bookseller. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  17. ↑ Anthony Quinn in Author's Club win
  18. ↑ "Best First Novel Award | Authors' Club". Dolmanprize.wordpress.com. 2012-06-06. Archived from the original on 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  19. ↑ "Authors' Club Best First Novel Award". Dolmanprize.wordpress.com. 2013-06-03. Archived from the original on 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  20. ↑ "Guy Gunaratne wins Authors' Club award". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  21. ↑ "Best First Novel Award". The Authors' Club Since 1891. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
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