The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has announced its 2024 longlist.

Distinct among the literary prizes for its emphasis on debuts, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has been recognizing “exciting emerging voices in contemporary fiction” since 2006. This year, a panel of readers and judges selected a longlist of 25 novels out of 144 debuts submitted for consideration.

A panel of four “distinguished author” judges will narrow these titles to a shortlist to be released later this fall. The prize itself will be announced in December. At that point, a single winner will receive a $15,000 prize, and all shortlist finalists will receive $1,000.

In the meantime, here’s the full longlist:

Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!

Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot

Essie Chambers, Swift River

Vanessa Chan, The Storm We Made

Tessa Fontaine, The Red Grove

Marcela Fuentes, Malas

Parul Kapur, Inside the Mirror

Daniel Lefferts, Ways and Means

Betsy Lerner, Shred Sisters

Kelly Link, The Book of Love

Lily Meyer, Short War

Melissa Mogollon, Oye

Iris Mwanza, The Lions’ Den

Andrew X. Pham, Twilight Territory

Nicolette Polek, Bitter Water Opera

Ruthvika Rao, The Fertile Earth

Mai Sennaar, They Dream in Gold

Clare Sestanovich, Ask Me Again

Ery Shin, Spring on the Peninsula

Charlie J. Stephens, A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest

Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

Joseph Earl Thomas, God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer

August Thompson, Anyone’s Ghost

Sasha Vasilyuk, Your Presence is Mandatory

Ledia Zhoga, Misinterpretation

You can read more about the books in play here. Congratulations to all the recognized novelists!