The Guildford Arts Book Prize has been awarded annually for the best first novel by an author living anywhere in the UK, and announced at the Guildford Book Festival. Between 1998 and 2005 it was sponsored by Pendleton MayBook Prize and known as the Pendleton May First Novel Award, in 2006 by Goss & Co.,Guildford Book Festival – First Novel Award and in 2007 by Jelf Group PLC, which had supported the award since its inception.Guildford Book Festival – Jelf Group First Novel Award 2007 Alison Flood, "O'Flynn wins Jelf Group award", The Bookseller, 31 October 2007.
The winners have been : 1997 : Jeremy Poolman for Interesting Facts about the State of Arizona 1998 : Steve Lundin for This River Awakens Pendleton May First Novel Award : 1999 : ? 2000 : ? 2001 : Shamim Sarif for The World Unseen 2002 : Hari Kunzru for The Impressionist 2003 : Babs Horton for A Jarful Of Angels 2004 : Panos Karnezis for The Maze 2005 : Clare Clark for The Great Stink Goss First Novel Award : 2006 : Mike Stocks for White Man Falling Jelf Group First Novel Award : Catherine O'Flynn for What Was Lost First Novel Award 2008 Ross Raisin for God's Own CountryKatie Allen, "Raisin wins first novel award", The Bookseller, 16 October 2008. 2009 award in abeyance
References
External links Guildford Book Festival Pendleton May / Guildford Arts Book Prize