The longlist has been selected for the 2025 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, which "honors the best debut novel of the year and supports emerging voices in fiction." Check out the longlisted titles here.
The winner, who receives $15,000 prize "in recognition of their contribution to contemporary literature and in support of their ongoing creative career," will be named December 9 at the Center for Fiction First Novel Fête in New York City. Each author on the shortlist, which will be released this fall, gets $1,000.