The Books in Canada First Novel Award is given annually for a first novel in English published in the previous year by a Canadian.

An asterisk (*) indicates a review is available for that book.

2000

• Eva Stachniak – Necessary Lies

Also shortlisted:

• Steven Galloway – Finnie Walsh
• Scott Gardiner – The Dominion of Wyley McFadden
• Susan Juby – Alice, I Think
• Lydia Kwa – This Place Called Absence

Added 13 January 2006.
Updated 01 November 2007.