The Black List recently announced the seven winners of its inaugural Unpublished Novel Award, introducing the world to seven writers across various genres from children’s and young adult fiction to adult crime, horror, and literary fiction.
Debutiful recently chatted with all seven winners and is excited to introduce the world to each writer, discover why and how they write, and learn more about the book that won them the award.
Meet Rua Morrow, winner of the Thriller & Suspense award for her manuscript, Pressure. Morrow is an Irish-American novelist who writes about climate science and the human psyche. In August 2025, Pressure was also a finalist in the Best Suspense category of the Killer Nashville Claymore Awards, which honor the best unpublished first fifty pages of a manuscript.
We asked Morrow to give readers a brief insight into his writing life and her Unpublished Novel Award-winning manuscript, Pressure.
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