Terry Pratchett First Novel Award
The Terry Pratchett First Novel Award was a biennial award for an unpublished science fiction novel written by a UK resident. It was sponsored by British author Terry Pratchett. The winner was chosen by a panel of judges including Pratchett. The prize was a £20,000 advance against a publishing contract with Pratchett's publishers, Transworld Publishers. The award ended with Pratchett's death in 2015.
Winners and nominees
2011
In 2011, the nominees were:Postponing Armageddon by Adele Abbott The Platinum Ticket by Dave Beynon Half Sick of Shadows by David Logan Apocalypse Cow by Michael Logan Lun by Andrew Salomon The Coven at Callington by Shereen VedamThe award was won jointly by David Logan, for Half Sick of Shadows and Michael Logan for Apocalypse Cow.
Postponing Armageddon also went on to be published by Barking Rain Press.
2013
In 2013 the nominees were:The Unspoken Death of the Amazing Flying Boy by Jean BurdettBloodline by Sophie ConstableThe Hive Construct by Alexander MaskillThe Way Through the Woods by Robin PearsonA Kill in the Morning by Graeme ShimminThe Shadows of Annwn by Catherine WhittleThe award was won by Alexander Maskill's The Hive Construct.
A Kill in the Morning also went on to be published by Transworld.