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Club First Novel Award</span></span></div><div class="lt_scoreboard "><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fas fa-book" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 12 Works / 14 Items</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fas fa-book" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 9,890 Books</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fas fa-feather-alt" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 577 Reviews</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> <span class="blacklink"><span id="rate-u_5bc3debf" title="4 Stars" aria-title="4 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="8" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="7" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i 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class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2016/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2016">2016</a> (12)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2015/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2015">2015</a> (12)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2014/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2014">2014</a> (13)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2013/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2013">2013</a> (7)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2012/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2012">2012</a> (6)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2011/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2011">2011</a> (11)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2010/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2010">2010</a> (7)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2009/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2009">2009</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2008/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2008">2008</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2007/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2007">2007</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2006/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2006">2006</a> (2)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2005/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2005">2005</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2004/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2004">2004</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2003/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2003">2003</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2002/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2002">2002</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2001/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2001">2001</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.2000/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2000">2000</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1999/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1999">1999</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1997/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1997">1997</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1996/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1996">1996</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1995/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1995">1995</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1994/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1994">1994</a> (2)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1993/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1993">1993</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1992/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1992">1992</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1991/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1991">1991</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1989/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1989">1989</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1988/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1988">1988</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1987/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1987">1987</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1986/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1986">1986</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1985/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1985">1985</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1984/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1984">1984</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1983/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1983">1983</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1982/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1982">1982</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1980/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1980">1980</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1979/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1979">1979</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1978/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1978">1978</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1977/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1977">1977</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1973/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1973">1973</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1971/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1971">1971</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1970/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1970">1970</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1969/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1969">1969</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1968/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1968">1968</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1967/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1967">1967</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1966/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1966">1966</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1965/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1965">1965</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1964/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1964">1964</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1961/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1961">1961</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1960/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1960">1960</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1959/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1959">1959</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1958/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1958">1958</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1957/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1957">1957</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1956/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1956">1956</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1955/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1955">1955</a> (1)<span class="filter_list_sep">, </span></span><span class="ltil_item " ><a class="list_filter" href="/award/2376.0.0.1954/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-1954">1954</a> (1)</span></span></div></dd></dl></section><section id="all_works_section" class="grouped_stages" ><div id="all_works" class=""><div class="btn_bar extra_bottom_space_half"><input type="hidden" name="name_grouped_pillbox" id="id_grouped_pillbox" value="1"><div data-value="1" class="lt_pillbox small lt_small" id="grouped_pillbox" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="pillbox_choose("grouped_pillbox","1")" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Stages</span></a class="" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="pillbox_choose("grouped_pillbox","0")" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">List</span></a class="" ></div class="" ><input type="hidden" 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Li</a></td><td class="newaward_year" data-order="1514782800" ><a href="/award/2376.0.0.2018/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2018">2018</a></td></tr><tr><td class="newaward_title"><a href="/work/19898045" data-workid="19898045" data-title="White-Highlands" target="_top" class="" >White Highlands</a> by <a href="/author/mcghiejohn">John McGhie</a></td><td class="newaward_year" data-order="1514782800" ><a href="/award/2376.0.0.2018/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2018">2018</a></td></tr><tr><td class="newaward_title"><a href="/work/19998367" data-workid="19998367" data-title="Man-with-a-Seagull-on-His-Head" target="_top" class="" >Man with a Seagull on His Head</a> by <a href="/author/paigeharriet">Harriet Paige</a></td><td class="newaward_year" data-order="1514782800" ><a href="/award/2376.0.0.2018/Authors-Club-First-Novel-Award-2018">2018</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_8cf6" data-caret-id="tdc_u_8cf6" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_2cd4" data-visible="1" onclick=";lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="300" ><i class="fa-solid fa-caret-right turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_8cf6" data-turndown-style="caret" ></i>Longlist <span class="badge">8</span></h2><span id="tdh_u_2cd4" ><div class="lt_table"><table data-filterentries="1" data-paginate="0" class="award_works_table" data-search="0" id="award_works_table_u_ee4a9678" ><thead><tr><th>Work</th><th>Year</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="newaward_title"><a href="/work/19705762" data-workid="19705762" data-title="The-Favourite" target="_top" class="" >The Favourite</a> by <a href="/author/berlinsv">S. 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