Tess Gunty

Tess Gunty
Gunty in 2022
Gunty in 2022
Born1993 (age 30–31)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
New York University (MFA)
GenreFiction
Website
www.tessgunty.com

Tess Gunty (born 1993) is an American novelist.[1] Her debut novel, The Rabbit Hutch, won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction and the Indiana Authors Awards in 2024.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Gunty was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana.[1][6] She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from New York University with a Masters in Fine Arts degree in creative writing.[7][8]

Career

Gunty's first novel, The Rabbit Hutch, was published by Knopf on August 2, 2022, and was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction in November 2022.[9][3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[10][11] The novel also received the inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[12] It was a finalist for the 2022 John Leonard Prize, awarded by the National Book Critics Circle for a first book in any genre.[13]

Awards

Year Work Award Result Ref
2022 The Rabbit Hutch Barnes & Noble Discover Award — Won [1]
National Book Award Fiction Won [3]
National Book Critics Circle Award John Leonard Prize Shortlisted [14]
Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize — Won [15][16][7]
2023 BookTube Prize Fiction Octofinalist
British Book Award Début Fiction Shortlisted [17]
Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award — Shortlisted [18]
2024 Indiana Authors Awards Fiction Won [2]

Works

Books

  • —— (2022). The Rabbit Hutch (hardcover 1st ed.). Knopf. ISBN 9780593534663.
  • —— (2025). Honeydew (1st ed.). (forthcoming)[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pineda, Dorany (July 28, 2022). "How an L.A. writer distilled American hope and despair into summer's big literary debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hughes, Andrew S. "South Bend native Tess Gunty's 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins in the Indiana Authors Awards". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Tess Gunty". National Book Foundation. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (October 4, 2022). "Here Are This Year's National Book Award Finalists". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tess Gunty's novel 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins National Book Award for fiction". NPR. Associated Press. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Anderson, Hephzibah (July 16, 2022). "Tess Gunty: 'I was an almost freakishly devout child'". the Guardian. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Hodges, Dylan Lee (August 1, 2022). "Down The Rabbit Hole With Tess Gunty". Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (August 2, 2022). "One Apartment Building, Many Lives". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Italie, Hillel (November 16, 2022). "Tess Gunty, Imani Perry Among National Book Awards Winners". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Ditum, Sarah (August 3, 2022). "The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty review – a riveting debut about love and cruelty". The Guardian. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Price, Emily (August 15, 2022). "The Rabbit Hutch Is a Frenetic Debut About Alienation". Paste Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Sheehan, Dan (August 26, 2022). "Tess Gunty has won the inaugural Waterstones debut fiction prize". Literary Hub. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  13. ^ Varno, David (February 1, 2023). "NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "2022". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  15. ^ Doyle, Martin (July 21, 2022). "Louise Kennedy on Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist; Margaret Atwood at Clifden festival". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  16. ^ Shaffi, Sarah (July 20, 2022). "Shortlist announced for Waterstones debut fiction prize". the Guardian. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  17. ^ Anderson, Porter (March 21, 2023). "British Book Awards: Trade and 'Book of the Year' Shortlists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  18. ^ Eyman, Scott. "Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, September 5, 2023". www.shelf-awareness.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  19. ^ "Tess Gunty - Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau". November 15, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.