Jayne Anne Phillips’ NIGHT WATCH is the 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction. The write-up for the award reads: “A beautifully rendered novel set in West Virginia’s Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in the aftermath of the Civil War where a severely wounded Union veteran, a 12-year-old girl and her mother, long abused by a Confederate soldier, struggle to heal… Epic, enthralling, and meticulously crafted, NIGHT WATCH is a stunning chronicle of surviving war and its aftermath.” Knopf published the novel on September 19, 2023.

Ed Park's SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS was honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. The write-up for the nomination reads: “An inventive postmodern novel that moves from brutal Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula to a lonely Korean American boy’s passion for the Buffalo Sabres, interlinked narratives that jump historical and imaginary time zones with humor, sorrow and irreverence….From the acclaimed author of PERSONAL DAYS, SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS is a raucously funny feat of imagination and a thrilling meld of history and fiction that pulls readers into another dimension—one in which utopia is possible.” Random House published the book on November 7, 2023.

Monica Brashears’ debut novel HOUSE OF COTTON was named a finalist for The New York Public Library’s 24th annual Young Lions Fiction Award. The winner will be announced via an awards ceremony on June 13 at 7pm. Flatiron Books published the book on April 4, 2023.

Idra Novey is a finalist for the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize, which "celebrates emerged and continually emerging authors of major consequence—short stories and/or novels—at the relative midpoint of a burgeoning career.” The NewLit Board of Directors will announce the winner in mid-April. Viking published TAKE WHAT YOU NEED on March 14, 2023.

COUPLETS by Maggie Millner is a finalist for the 2024 Lambda Literary Awards in the Lesbian Poetry category. The awards ceremony will be held at Sony Hall in New York City on June 11, 2024. Farrar, Straus and Giroux published COUPLETS on February 7, 2023.

CJ Leede's debut novel MAEVE FLY has been nominated for two awards: KillerCon's Splatterpunk Award for Best Novel and the Horror Writers of America's Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. The Splatterpunk Award finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges and named at KillerCon Austin in June, while the 2,000+ members of the Horror Writers of America will vote on their winners, who will be announced at the Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet during StokerCon™ 2024 in San Diego, California. MAEVE FLY was published by Tor/Nightfire on June 6, 2023.

Monica Heisey’s breakout debut novel REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLY has been shortlisted for The British Book Award for Debut Fiction. The awards ceremony will take place on May 13 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London and will be streamed online. William Morrow published the novel in the US and Fourth Estate published the novel in the UK on January 17, 2023.

COUPLETS by Maggie Millner is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry. The awards ceremony will take place on April 19 at USC’s Bovard Auditorium on the eve of the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Farrar, Straus and Giroux published the book on February 7, 2023.

SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS by Ed Park is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction. The awards ceremony will take place on April 19 at USC’s Bovard Auditorium on the eve of the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Random House published the book on November 7, 2023.

Antonia Angress is a National Endowment for the Arts 2024 Creative Writing Fellow in Prose. In a statement, Angress said: “When I received the call informing me that I had been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, I was six months pregnant with my first child, knee-deep in revisions on my second novel, and consumed with worries about the future. Once my initial elation and disbelief had worn off, I felt a great weight lift from my shoulders. Even amidst the huge life changes coming my way, the NEA Literature Fellowship will give me financial security, sustained time to focus on my novel-in-progress, and the freedom to immerse myself in the work I love. I am so grateful for this support, this vote of confidence. What an honor. What a tremendous gift.” Ballantine published Angress’ novel SIRENS & MUSES on July 12, 2022.