Longlist 2024
To everyone who entered the 2024 First 5 Pages Prize by the Stockholm Writers Festival: We received 1,083 from all around the world and across all genres and were privileged to read new and exciting voices that immersed us in unforgettable words. If you’re not on this list, all contests are subjective. The competition was tough and our judgment doesn’t mean your writing isn’t superlative. Don’t give up.
For the writers named below: Congratulations! We hope this recognition boosts your confidence, and keeps you pursuing your craft.
Longlist
(alphabetical by surname)
Say When, Alexander Casey, Literary Fiction
Winter Crows, Sarah Courteau, Crime/Thriller
Jewish School of Vienna, Tara Crowe, Historical Fiction
In Every of Our Lives, Karla Elliott, Commercial Fiction
Lug Nuts, Pamela Gawler-Wright, Commercial Fiction
Frankenmein/My Father's World, Jeremy Grinnell, Literary Fiction
Mother Russia, Chris Hancock, Literary Fiction
In the Polar Night, Sini Hoenich, Commercial Fiction
No One Gets Out of Here Alive, Shaawan Francis Keahna, Literary Fiction
Jaysus, MooMoo, and the Immortal Woos, Shari Lane, No Genre
Mother’s Colors, Billy Lezra, Memoir/Narrative Non-Fiction
Recipe for Salamanders, Lisa López Smith, Literary Fiction
Aftershock, Ruth Millington, Memoir/Narrative Non-Fiction
The Castle in the Sea, Billy O'Shea, Crime/Thriller
Thank You for Being Here, Sara Probst, Science Fiction
Invention, Jillian Grant Shoichet, Commercial Fiction
Dome 83, Cara Schultz, Crime/Thriller
You're going to be fine (and other ridiculous platitudes), Sukie Shinn, No Genre
Sisyphus and Tim, Michael Staudinger, Commercial Fiction
Monster Island, Jean Sutton, Historical Fiction
Spinster, Nia Tunnicliffe, Historical Fiction
Bucks of America, Alonzo Vereen, Science Fiction
A Few Select Notes on Human Folly, Olivia Watson, Literary Fiction
Hope to Disappear, Callie Willows, Crime/Thriller
The Wayfarer, Archie Wood, Crime/Thriller
The Grey Merchant, Quinn Young, Fantasy