The Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize announced its shortlist for the 11th edition. Seven book covers have been nominated for the Prize from across India and a range of literary genres.

The winner will be announced in March in New Delhi and will receive a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000.

This year’s jury comprises museum curator Alka Pande, alongside author and member of parliament Shashi Tharoor, and guest juror and installation artist Samar Jodha.

Here is the shortlist:

  • Becoming Bangalore, Roopa Pai, published by Hachette India.
    Designer: Priya Kuriyan.

  • Carnival: A Novel, Sayam Bandyopadhyay, translated by Arunava Sinha, published by Aleph Book Company
    Designer: Pinaki De.

  • Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum, G Aravindan, published by DC Books.
    Designer: Ramu Aravindan.

  • Flashlights: An Anthology of Very Short Stories, edited by Marzia Rahman and Rituparna Mukherjee, published by Anotnym Collections.
    Designer: Bishnupriya Chowdhuri.

  • My Beloved Life: A Novel, Amitava Kumar, published by Aleph Book Company.
    Designer: Bena Sareen.

  • The Diary of an Author, Ajitabha Bose, published by Ajitabha Publishers.
    Designer: Ajitabha Bose.

  • The Remains of the Body, Saikat Majumdar, published by Penguin India.
    Designer: Shadab Khan

Disclosure: Arunava Sinha is the editor of the Books and Ideas section of Scroll.