Yrsa Daley-Ward’s debut novel THE CATCH has been shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize. Judge Simon Okotie praises: “THE CATCH is an extraordinary shape-shifting, genre-defying work of fiction. Reading, by turns, as popular fiction, literary fiction and science fiction, it calls all such distinctions into question. An engrossing and thought-provoking work, THE CATCH brings a compulsive, formally inventive logic that is all its own." The winner of the award will be announced on November 5, 2025. Liveright published THE CATCH in the US on June 3, 2025.

Eugene Lim is a finalist for the 2025 John Dos Passos Prize, the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university. The winner will be announced at the end of this year. Coffee House Press published Lim’s most recent novel, FOG & CAR, on 7/16/24. Doubleday will publish Lim’s next novel, SPACE BAR, in 2027.

Haley Mlotek’s NO FAULT: A MEMOIR OF ROMANCE AND DIVORCE has been shortlisted for the 2025 Quebec Writers Federation Literary Awards’ Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction. Viking published NO FAULT on February 18, 2025.

Cathy Linh Che's BECOMING GHOST was selected as a finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry. Winners will be announced at the award ceremony on November 19. Washington Square Press published the book on April 29, 2025.

Kevin Moffett’s ONLY SON was longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction. The foundation writes: “Kevin Moffett’s debut novel delivers a bracingly intimate account of fatherhood, and discovery, and the experiences of two men far from home.” Finalists will be announced on October 7 by The New York Times, and the winners will be announced at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner on November 19. Washington Square Press published the book on April 29, 2025.

Cathy Linh Che’s BECOMING GHOST was longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry. The foundation writes: “A reclamation that moves Vietnamese voices to the center of their own narrative, BECOMING GHOST is a testament to the complexities of forgiveness and a reminder that healing often requires us to revisit our history in order to move forward.” Finalists will be announced on October 7 by The New York Times, and the winners will be announced at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner on November 19. Washington Square Press published the book on April 29, 2025.

Gabriella Burnham’s novel WAIT was longlisted for the 2025 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize, which “recognizes writing that captures the spirit of Brooklyn, one of the most socially and culturally diverse communities in the country.” One World published WAIT on May 21, 2024.

THE CATCH by Yrsa Daley Ward was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize. The shortlist will be announced in the fall, and the overall winner will be announced at the Center for Fiction's Annual Awards Benefit on December 9, 2025. Liveright Publishing Corporation published the book on June 3, 2025.

AWAKE IN THE FLOATING CITY by Susanna Kwan was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize. The shortlist will be announced in the fall, and the overall winner will be announced at the Center for Fiction's Annual Awards Benefit on December 9, 2025. Pantheon published the book on May 13, 2025.

DOMINION by Addie E. Citchens was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize. The shortlist will be announced in the fall, and the overall winner will be announced at the Center for Fiction's Annual Awards Benefit on December 9, 2025. Farrar, Straus and Giroux published the book on August 19, 2025.