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PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction - Winners and Finalists

This award is given annually to a full-length debut novel or short story collection by an American author. This list is of the Winners, Finalists, Honorable Mentions, Alternates, Special Citations, and Runners Up, from 1976 to 2016.
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Parthian Shot (Loyd Little)
Parthian Shot
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Loyd Little
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
2
Renata Adler
A Way of Life, Like Any Other (Darcy O'Brien)
A Way of Life, Like Any Other
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Darcy O'Brien
Hasen (Reuben Bercovitch)
Hasen
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Reuben Bercovitch
Mom Kills Kids and Self (Alan Saperstein)
Mom Kills Kids and Self
5
Alan Saperstein
Household Words (Joan Silber)
Household Words
6
Joan Silber
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
7
Marilynne Robinson
Shiloh and Other Stories
Shiloh and Other Stories
8
During the Reign of the Queen of Persia (Joan Chase)
During the Reign of the Queen of Persia
9
Joan Chase
Dreams of Sleep (Josephine Humphreys)
Dreams of Sleep
10
Josephine Humphreys
Lady's Time (Alan V. Hewat)
Lady's Time
11
Alan V. Hewat
Tongues of Flame (Mary Ward Brown)
Tongues of Flame
12
Mary Ward Brown
Imagining Argentina (Lawrence Thornton)
Imagining Argentina
13
Lawrence Thornton
The Book of Ruth (Jane Hamilton)
The Book of Ruth
14
Jane Hamilton
The Ice at the Bottom of the World: Stories, Mark Richard
The Ice at the Bottom of the World: Stories, Mark Richard
15
Maps to Anywhere (Bernard Cooper)
Maps to Anywhere
16
Bernard Cooper
Wartime Lies (Louis Begley)
Wartime Lies
17
Louis Begley
Lost in the City (Edward P Jones)
Lost in the City
18
Edward P Jones
The Magic of Blood (Dagoberto Gilb)
The Magic of Blood
19
Dagoberto Gilb
The Grass Dancer
The Grass Dancer
20
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
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Chang-Rae Lee
Ocean of Words (Ha Jin)
Ocean of Words
22
Ha Jin
A Private State (Charlotte Bacon)
A Private State
23
Charlotte Bacon
Homestead (Rosina Lippi)
Homestead
24
Rosina Lippi
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
25
Jhumpa Lahiri
An Obedient Father
An Obedient Father
26
Mary and O'Neil (Justin Cronin)
Mary and O'Neil
27
Justin Cronin
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. 3W (Gabriel Brownstein)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. 3W
28
Gabriel Brownstein
Mrs. Kimble (Jennifer Haigh)
Mrs. Kimble
29
Jennifer Haigh
Graceland (Chris Abani)
Graceland
30
Chris Abani
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Yiyun Li)
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
31
Yiyun Li
Brief Encounters With Che Guevara (Ben Fountain)
Brief Encounters With Che Guevara
32
Ben Fountain
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
Then We Came to the End
33
Joshua Ferris
A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living (Michael Dahlie)
A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living
34
Michael Dahlie
A Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True (Brigid Pasulka)
A Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True
35
Brigid Pasulka
The Madonnas of Echo Park
The Madonnas of Echo Park
36
Open City
Open City
37
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
38
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
39
Noviolet Bulawayo
Elegy on Kinderklavier (Arna Bontemps Hemenway)
Elegy on Kinderklavier
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Arna Bontemps Hemenway
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