2011 - 2012 Nominations
| Author | Book | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Barry, Kevin | City of Bohane | Jonathan Cape |
| Bates, Quentin | Frozen Out | Robinson |
| Betts, Charlotte | The Apothecary's Daughter | Piatkus |
| Blake, Fanny | What Women Want | Blue Door |
| Brown, Kate Lord | The Beauty Chorus | Corvus Books |
| Bruce, Alastair | Wall of Days | Clerkenwell, Profile |
| Butler, John | The Tenderloin | Picador |
| Craig, James | London Calling | Robinson |
| Crouch, Julia | Cuckoo | Headline |
| De Carvalho, Sarah | Solomon's Song | Hodder and Stoughton |
| De La Mer, Nina | 4 a.m. | Myriad Editions |
| Duffy, Sophie | The Generation Game | Legend |
| Edden, Stephen | The Wordsmith's Tale | Beautiful Books |
| Edwards, Yvvette | A Cupboard Full of Coats | Oneworld Publications |
| Feeny, Penny | That Summer in Ischia | Tindal Street |
| Fox, Essie | The Somnambulist | Orion |
| Genn, Rachel | The Cure | Corsair, Robinson |
| Gilbert, Francis | The Last Day of Term | Short Books |
| Glazebrook, Olivia | The Trouble with Alice | Short Books |
| Godwin, Richard | Apostle Rising | Black Jackal |
| Griffin, Ella | Postcards from the Heart | Orion |
| Harris, Oliver | The Hollow Man | Jonathan Cape |
| Haynes, Elizabeth | In the Darkest Corner | Myriad Editions |
| Hogkinson, Amanda | 22 Britannia Road | Fig Tree, Penguin |
| Hunt, Rebecca | Mr Chartwell | Fig Tree, Penguin |
| Jacob, Clare | Ophelia in Pieces | Short Books |
| Jess-Cooke, Carolyn | The Guardian Angel's Journal | Piatkus |
| Jilla, Shireen | Exiled | Quartet |
| Kent, Trilby | Smoke Portrait | Alma |
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