Award Archive

Breakthrough Novel Award Winners

Browse Breakthrough Novel Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

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Recent Award Winners

Recent Breakthrough Novel Award winning books across major categories.

View 2014 winners

2014 Mystery/Thriller

The Dead Key

Pulley, D.M.

Winner · Mystery/Thriller

2013 Young Adult

Timebound

Walker, Rysa

Winner · Young Adult

2012 General Fiction

The Beautiful Land

Averill, Alan

Winner · General Fiction

2011 Young Adult Fiction

Spookygirl

Baguchinsky, Jill

Winner · Young Adult Fiction

2010 General Fiction

Farishta

McArdle, Patricia

Winner · General Fiction

2010 Young Adult Fiction

Sign Language

Ackley, Amy

Winner · Young Adult Fiction

Breakthrough Novel Award Winners by Year

Each year page shows the full Breakthrough Novel Award results for that year, grouped by category.

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Breakthrough Novel Award Categories

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General Fiction

Browse Breakthrough Novel Award General Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

4 results across this category

New Writer

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4 results across this category

Young Adult Fiction

Browse Breakthrough Novel Award Young Adult Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

3 results across this category

Mystery/Thriller

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2 results across this category

Romance

Browse Breakthrough Novel Award Romance winners and nominees across the full archive.

2 results across this category

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror

Browse Breakthrough Novel Award Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror winners and nominees across the full archive.

1 result across this category

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2014 Breakthrough Novel Award Winners

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Breakthrough Novel Award – General Fiction

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Breakthrough Novel Award – New Writer

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