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.

2004

• Colin MacAdam – Some Great Thing

Also shortlisted:

• David Elias – Sunday Afternoon
• Ibi Kaslik – Skinny
• Arthur Motyer – What's Remembered
• Catherine Safer – Bishop's Road

Added 13 January 2006.
Updated 01 November 2007.