Autumn House Press Fiction Prize

Entry Level, the debut short story collection of Wendy Wimmer, selected by Deesha Philyaw as the winner of the 2021 Autumn House Fiction Prize, focuses on an eclectic cast of characters trying to find, assert, or salvage their identities.These fifteen...

Michael X. Wang’s award-winning debut collection of short stories interrogates personal and political events set against the backdrop of China that are both real and perceived, imagined, and speculative.Wang plunges us into the fictional Chinese...

Winner of the 2016 Autumn House Fiction Prize, Andrew Bourelle’s debut novel, Heavy Metal, gives us a glimpse into the life of Danny, a teenager who seeks peace and stability after the death of his mother.Set in 1980s Ohio, Danny is a sensitive teen...

Molly by Kevin Honold was selected by Dan Chaon as the winner of the 2020 Autumn House Fiction Prize and is a compelling story of enduring hardships in rural New Mexico.This debut novel tells the story of nine-year-old Raymond, nicknamed “Ray Moon” by...

Winner of the Autumn House Press Fiction Prize, Hadley Moore's debut Not Dead Yet studies the uncertainties of loss, turning a gaze toward the often-silenced voices of the infirm, elderly, and adolescent.Rich in humor and honesty, Hadley Moore’s debut...