{
  "id": 10987248,
  "title": "Here’s the Center for Fiction’s 2026 First Novel Prize shortlist.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/heres-the-center-for-fictions-2026-first-novel-prize-shortlist",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:20:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/heres-the-center-for-fictions-2026-first-novel-prize-shortlist/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Center for Fiction has announced the shortlist for their annual First Novel Prize, which was judged this year by R. O. Kwon, Kiese Laymon, Jordy Rosenberg, and Danzy Senna. The shortlisted authors will each be awarded $1,000 and the",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}