The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
Oh look, another "Chris has just learned about a fiction prize and has decided to read the shortlist" post. I've just found out about the Center for Fiction 2024 First Novel Prize and it looks right up my street. Rita Bullwinkel's Headshot - one of my favourites from this year's Booker longlist - is on the shortlist, and the rest of the selected books sound great.
Somehow I've learned about this on the day that the prize is going to be awarded, so I think I'm going to add the winner (whatever it might be) to my reading list for the last couple of weeks of this year. If I get on with that then I'll add this prize's shortlist to my list for next year.