Award overlap

Books That Won Both the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

2 books won both the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction between 2007 and 2016, most recently The Sympathizer (2015/2016). 5 more were recognized by both without winning both.

Years are award years. The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize · Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Won both

Books that won both the The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, most recent first.
BookAuthorThe Center for Fiction First Novel PrizePulitzer Prize for Fiction
The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen
  • 2015 Winner (First Novel)
  • 2016 Winner (Fiction)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoJunot Diaz
  • 2007 Winner (First Novel)
  • 2008 Winner (Fiction)

Recognized by both

Books recognized by both the The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction without winning both, most recent first.
BookAuthorThe Center for Fiction First Novel PrizePulitzer Prize for Fiction
Headshot: A NovelRita Bullwinkel
  • 2024 Shortlist (First Novel)
  • 2025 Finalist (Fiction)
The Immortal King RaoVauhini Vara
  • 2022 Shortlist (First Novel)
  • 2023 Finalist (Fiction)
There ThereTommy Orange
  • 2018 Winner (First Novel)
  • 2019 Finalist (Fiction)
The Snow ChildEowyn Ivey
  • 2012 Shortlist (First Novel)
  • 2013 Finalist (Fiction)
TinkersPaul Harding
  • 2009 Shortlist (First Novel)
  • 2010 Winner (Fiction)