# Is "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Tinder Press / Headline, 2020) is identified by: UK Tinder Press (Headline) first: First published in 2020 on the copyright page with a number line descending to 1. The UK Tinder Press printing (31 March 2020) is the true first, preceding the US Knopf edition later in 2020.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Tinder Press (Headline) first: First published in 2020 on the copyright page with a number line descending to 1
- First-issue jacket carries no Women's Prize seal, which was added after the 2020 win
- Note that Waterstones and independent-bookseller exclusive issues exist alongside the standard trade first
- Publisher imprint reads Tinder Press / Headline
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Maggie O'Farrell |
| Publisher | Tinder Press / Headline |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Tinder Press (Headline) first: First published in 2020 on the copyright page with a number line descending to 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
UK Tinder Press (Headline) first: First published in 2020 on the copyright page with a number line descending to 1. First-issue jacket carries no Women's Prize seal, which was added after the 2020 win. Note that Waterstones and independent-bookseller exclusive issues exist alongside the standard trade first.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Tinder Press printing (31 March 2020) is the true first, preceding the US Knopf edition later in 2020. Won the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition issue. The first-state UK jacket lacks the Women's Prize medallion; the US Knopf is a separate first American.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Hamnet* by Maggie O'Farrell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/hamnet
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.