Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Books: 2005 to 1996
2005 : Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2004 : The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
2003 : Haweswater by Sarah Hall
2002 : Ama, A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Manu Herbstein
2001 : White Teeth by Zadie Smith
2000 : Prisoner in a Red-Rose Chain by Jeffrey Moore
1999 : The Electrical Field by Kerri Sakamoto
1998 : Angel Falls by Tim Wynveen
1997 : Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
1996 : Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra
