The Guildford Arts Book Prize has been awarded annually for the best

first novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

by an author living anywhere in the UK, and announced at the

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Book Festival. Between 1998 and 2005 it was sponsored by Pendleton May and known as the Pendleton May First Novel Award, in 2006 by Goss & Co., and in 2007 by Jelf Group PLC, which had supported the award since its inception.Alison Flood
"O'Flynn wins Jelf Group award"
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The Bookseller ''The Bookseller'' is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry. Philip Jones is editor-in-chief of the weekly print edition of the magazine and the website. The magazine is home to the ''Bookseller''/Diagram Prize for Oddest ...

'', 31 October 2007. The winners have been : * 1997 : Jeremy Poolman for ''Interesting Facts about the State of Arizona'' * 1998 : Steve Lundin for ''

This River Awakens ''This River Awakens'' is the first novel by Canadian author Steve Lundin, best known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson. The book was first published in 1998, with funding by the ''Manitoba Arts Council The Manitoba Arts Council (MAC; ) is a p ...

'' * Pendleton May First Novel Award : ** 1999 : ? ** 2000 : ? ** 2001 :

Shamim Sarif Shamim Sarif (born 24 September 1969) is a British novelist and filmmaker of South Asian and South African heritage. Her work often focuses on various aspects of identity including gender, race, and sexuality. It often draws upon her own person ...

for ''

The World Unseen ''The World Unseen'' is a 2007 historical drama film, written and directed by Shamim Sarif, adapted from her own novel. The film is set in 1950s Cape Town, South Africa during the beginning of apartheid. The film stars Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sh ...

'' ** 2002 :

Hari Kunzru Hari Mohan Nath Kunzru (born 1969) is a British novelist and journalist. He is the author of the novels '' The Impressionist'', '' Transmission'', ''My Revolutions'', ''Gods Without Men'', ''White Tears''David Robinson"Interview: Hari Kunzru, a ...

for ''The Impressionist'' ** 2003 : Babs Horton for ''A Jarful Of Angels'' ** 2004 :

Panos Karnezis Panagiotis Karnezis ( el, Παναγιώτης (Πάνος) Καρνέζης; born 1967 in Amaliada), known as Panos Karnezis, is a Greek writer. Born in Greece, he moved to England in 1992 to study Engineering. He was later awarded a M.A. in Crea ...

for '' The Maze'' ** 2005 : Clare Clark for ''The Great Stink'' * Goss First Novel Award : ** 2006 :

Mike Stocks Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...

for '' White Man Falling'' * Jelf Group First Novel Award : **

Catherine O'Flynn Catherine O'Flynn (born 1970) is a British writer. She has published three novels for adults, and two for children as well as various articles and short stories. Her debut novel, '' What Was Lost'', won the prestigious first novel prize at the Cos ...

for ''

What Was Lost ''What Was Lost'' is the 2007 début novel by Catherine O'Flynn. The novel is about a girl who goes missing in a shopping centre in 1984, and the people who try to discover what happened to her twenty years later. ''What Was Lost'' won the First ...

'' * First Novel Award ** 2008

Ross Raisin Ross Raisin FRSL (born 1979) is a British novelist."Ross Raisin"
Royal Society of Literature.

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for ''God's Own Country''Katie Allen
"Raisin wins first novel award"
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'', 16 October 2008. ** 2009 ''award in abeyance''

References

External links

Guildford Book Festival

British fiction awards First book awards Awards established in 1997 1997 establishments in the United Kingdom Guildford