The two winners of the first Guardian Hot Key Books Young Writers prize have landed themselves with a $15,500 book deal each to print their unpublished book.

Katie Coyle from New Jersey and Joe Ducie from Perth, Australia, have won the first Guardian Hot Key Books Young Writers prize that awarded them with a $15,500 book deal each to print their unpublished book

"Vivian Versus the Apocalypse" by Coyle and "The Rig" by Ducie will both be published by Hot Key Books Sept. 5 this year. The books were named joint winners of the award, for new writers between 18 and 25 writing for readers between 13 and 19 years of age. They were picked by a panel of judges including the Guardian's Julia Eccleshare, authors Will Hill and Elen Caldecott, bookseller John Newman and Hot Key Books publisher Emily Thomas.

Thomas said their win marked the arrival of "two fantastic new voices" in young adult fiction. "We are so delighted for Joe and Katie as fully-deserving joint winners of this prize, and so proud to be publishing such talented debuts," she said. "Both The Rig and Vivian Versus the Apocalypse showcase excellent writing but also a sharp commercial eye in both authors."

"There's a neat logic to encouraging young adult writers to write for readers who are not much younger versions of themselves. The accomplishment so many showed is an indication of young people's commitment to storytelling and the power they know it holds," Julia Eccleshare said.