Honor roll: National Book Award for First Fiction authors
Each of these authors has been nominated for a National Book Award for First Fiction. They are ranked by honors given those books nominated for the aforementioned award.
| 1 | Harriet Doerr (28.35) | 3 | Bob Shacochis (10.35) | 5 | Robb Forman Dew (10.32) |
| 2 | William Wharton (16.3) | 4 | Gloria Naylor (10.33) | 6 | Ann Arensberg (10.31) |
