The Terry Pratchett First Novel Award is a

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award for the best unpublished

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novel in the

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. It is named after British author

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. The book is chosen by a panel of judges previously including Pratchett. The competition is open to anyone who is a resident of the Britain, the Commonwealth or the

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, who has not previously had a novel published with a valid

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number and the prize is a £20,000 publishing contract with Pratchett's publishers,

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Winners and nominees

2011

In 2011, the nominees were: * ''Postponing Armageddon'' by Adele Abbott * ''The Platinum Ticket'' by Dave Beynon * ''Half Sick of Shadows'' by David Logan * ''Apocalypse Cow'' by Michael Logan * ''Lun'' by Andrew Salomon * ''The Coven at Callington'' by Shereen Vedam The award was won jointly by David Logan, for ''Half Sick of Shadows'' and Michael Logan for ''Apocalypse Cow''. ''Postponing Armageddon'' also went on to be published by Barking Rain Press.

2013

In 2013 the nominees were: * ''The Unspoken Death of the Amazing Flying Boy'' by Jean Burdett * ''Bloodline'' by Sophie Constable * ''The Hive Construct'' by Alexander Maskill * ''The Way Through the Woods'' by Robin Pearson * ''A Kill in the Morning'' by

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* ''The Shadows of Annwn'' by Catherine Whittle The award was won by Alexander Maskill's ''The Hive Construct''. ''A Kill in the Morning'' also went on to be published by Transworld.

References

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