First Novelist Award was created in 2001.
The first novelist to win the Jnanpith Award, which is India's highest literary honor, was K. Shivaram Karanth in 1977 for his contributions to Kannada literature.
The first novelist to receive the Njanapeedam Award in Kerala was G. Sankara Kurup. He was honored with this prestigious literary award in 1965 for his contributions to Malayalam literature. Kurup is renowned for his poetry and prose, and he played a significant role in the development of modern Malayalam literature.
The First Question Award was created in 1994.
Harry Turtledove, a prolific novelist known for his alternative history genre, has won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History multiple times. He has also received nominations for other prestigious awards, such as the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award.
Guardian First Book Award was created in 1965.
Authors' Club First Novel Award was created in 1954.
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award was created in 1979.
John C. Zacharis First Book Award was created in 1991.
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The novelist Colin Dexter
John Galt was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. He was the first novelist to deal with the issues of the industrial revolution, he has been called the first political novelist in the English language.
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