The PEN/Faulkner Foundation has announced finalists for the $10,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. The winner will be named in early April, with all three authors to be honored on April 26 at the 50th Anniversary PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony in Boston, Mass. They will also be granted a two-week residency at Ucross Foundation on Ucross's 20,000-acre ranch in northern Wyoming. This year's finalists are:
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown)
Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan (Pantheon)
Blob by Maggie Su (Harper)
"Whether it be through finely tuned voices, fresh takes on old forms, or exquisite world-building, this year's finalists stand out for their daring and breathtaking application of craft," said awards committee chair Lauren Francis-Sharma. "These three debuts show us how to mark humanity on a page and remind us how we discover our best selves through our relationships with others. We are delighted to showcase the immense talents of these exemplary novelists."