Literary Awards
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Bhavi Mehta wins 2024 Oxford Book Cover Prize for designing Pradeep Sebastian’s ‘The Book Beautiful’
She was awarded a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.
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Women’s Prize for Fiction: A reader’s guide to the six books on the 2024 shortlist
The winning author will receive a cash prize of £30,000 and the ‘Bessie’, a bronze statuette.
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Joya Chatterji’s ‘Shadows at Noon’ wins best history book at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Awards
Published by Yale University Press in the US and Penguin in India, it tells the subcontinent’s story from the British Raj to independence and partition.
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Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League live: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena in action
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize: Indian writers Ajay Patri, Bharath Kumar, Sanjana Thakur shortlisted
The regional winners (Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, Caribbean, and Pacific) receive £2,500 each, and the overall winner, £5,000.
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JCB Prize for Literature announces its 2024 jury, to be chaired by author-translator Jerry Pinto
The jury will announce its longlist of ten novels in September.
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International Booker Prize 2024: Read the opening passages of the six shortlisted novels
Novels from six languages, six countries, and three continents have made the shortlist.
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Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces the 2024 winners in seven categories
Each winner will receive a gold medal, a certificate of merit, and a cash reward of 750,000 UAE Dirhams each.
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Madhu Sriwastav wins the 2023 Muse India GSP Rao Translation Award for ‘Post Box 203 Nala Sopara’
Written by Chitra Mudgal and translated from Hindi, the book was published by Sahitya Akademi in 2022.
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Publishing Next announces its Industry Awards in 11 categories
Kalachuvadu Publications won Publisher of the Year for the second time.
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The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Publishing Next Industry Awards 2023 shortlists in ten categories announced
The winners will be declared on 30 March.
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Winners of the 2024 Women AutHer Awards announced in four categories
Novelist Mridula Garg was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Indian writing in both Hindi and English.
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Shortlist for Women AutHer Awards 2024 announced in four categories
Fourteen books were shortlisted for the fifth edition of the coveted award, celebrating women writers in India.
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The Field
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League live: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena in action
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Delhi court frames sexual harassment charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot