JCB Prize for Literature: Arvind Subramanian on 2019 jury for the Rs 25-lakh literary award

The prize awards the best contemporary Indian fiction writing, including translations to English.

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· Mar 28, 2019 · 12:55 pm

‘No Presents Please’ by Jayant Kaikini wins the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018

The collection of short stories was translated from Kannada to English by Tejaswini Niranjana.

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· Jan 25, 2019 · 07:51 pm

Namita Gokhale wins the Rs 2-lakh Sushila Devi Literature Award for fiction writing by women

The writer won the newly-established prize for her historical novel, ‘Things to Leave Behind’ set during the 1857 uprising against British rule.

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· Jan 09, 2019 · 06:47 pm

Novelist Amitav Ghosh wins Jnanpith Award 2018

The Jnanpith award selection committee met in New Delhi on Friday to decide the winner for 2018.

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· Dec 14, 2018 · 04:43 pm

Children’s books: The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Awards announce shortlists for 2019

The awards are given for both writing and illustrations in children’s literature.

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· Nov 22, 2018 · 07:06 pm

Kamila Shamsie and Jayant Kaikini on the shortlist of the 2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

Six books are in the running for the $25,000 literary prize, which will declare the winning title in January.

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· Nov 15, 2018 · 11:49 am

Sujatha Gidla’s ‘Ants Among Elephants’ wins Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize

The award celebrates debut writers.

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· Oct 19, 2018 · 01:58 pm

In cartoons: The work of P Mahamud, the winner of the inaugural Gauri Lankesh award

Mahmud got the award for his ‘exemplary commitment to the advancement of social and economic justice and political democracy’, said writers’ organisation PEN.

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· Sep 06, 2018 · 08:57 am

An alternative literary prize aims to be what the Nobel Prize hasn’t been – inclusive and democratic

The 2018 Literature Nobel was cancelled amidst allegations of sexual assault, but the New Academy is inviting votes for an alternative prize.

Sana Goyal

· Jul 17, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Indian writer Sagnik Datta wins regional award for Asia in 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

The writer from Siliguri won it for his short story about abortion. The overall winner of the prize will be announced on July 25.

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· Jun 27, 2018 · 10:13 am

Indian writer Mimi Mondal wins Locus Award in non-fiction category

‘Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia Butler’, co-edited by Mondal and Alexandra Pierce, was published to mark Octavia Butler’s 70th birth anniversary.

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· Jun 24, 2018 · 11:08 am

With sexual assault allegations, the Nobel Prize in Literature faces its biggest crisis in history

The Swedish Academy, which awards the most prestigious literary award in the world, has had a stable 232 years of existence. Until now.

Thomas Kaiserfeld, The Conversation

· May 05, 2018 · 07:00 am