A debut work is the first work of a specific sort (first novel, first published story, first book of poems, first film appearance, etc.). A large number of awards are given for the first work in their discipline.
Debut work
Award discipline
Awards in this discipline:
- Compton Crook Award
- Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author
- National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film
- National Book Award for First Work of Fiction
- Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
- Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
- National Book Award for First Novel
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director
- Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
- Kate Tufts Discovery Award
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