The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
The Mercantile Library Center for Fiction is pleased to announce that submissions are now being accepted for our fourth annual First Novel Prize. Established in 2005 as the Sargent Prize, the award was created by the Center as part of its mission to promote the art of fiction in the United States. The award continues to include a $10,000 prize. The shortlist for the award will be announced in September 2009 and the prize will be given at the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction’s Annual Benefit and Awards Dinner on November 9, 2009.
The Sargent Prize was created by the Center as part of its mission to promote the art of fiction in the United States. It is supported by members of the Sargent family, in recognition of John Sargent Sr.’s lifetime of reading and distinguished work as President and CEO of Doubleday and Company for many years.
2008 Winner John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
2008 John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize Finalists
The Story of Forgetting: A Novelby Stefan Merrill Block
Atmospheric Disturbances: A Novel by Rivka Galchen
Dervishes: A Novel by Beth Helms
Songs for the Butcher's Daughter: A Novel by Peter Manseau
Personal Days by Ed Park
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel by David Wroblewski
2007 Winner John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize Finalist (2007)
Bearing the Body: A Novel by Ehud Havazelet
Fieldwork: A Novel by Mischa Berlinski
Finn: A Novel by Jon Clinch
Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon
The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
2006 Winner John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize Finalist (2006)The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo by Peter Orner
The Dissident by Nell Freudenberger
Cellophane by Maria Arana
Send Me by Patrick Ryan
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