Behrouz Boochani wrote his novel in text messages. Now he has won Australia’s biggest literary prize

A refugee and asylum-seeker, the Kurdish journalist and film-maker wrote his book as a political memoir of what he calls Manus Prison.

Keyvan Allahyari, The Conversation

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Paul Rae, The Conversation

· Feb 05, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Writers Neelum Saran Gour and Manoranjan Byapari win The Hindu Prize 2018

Gour won the award for her novel ‘Requiem in Raga Janki’ while Byapari’s autobiography ‘Interrogating My Chandal Life’ won in the non-fiction category.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 13, 2019 · 08:06 pm

Sudha Murthy, Ruskin Bond, Snigdha Poonam among winners of this year’s Crossword Book Awards

Durjoy Dutta won the popular choice in the fiction category for his book ‘The Boy Who Loved’.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 20, 2018 · 09:12 pm

Novelist Anees Salim among 24 winners of 2018 Sahitya Akademi Awards

The winning titles include six novels, seven books of poetry, six of short stories, three of literary criticism and two of essays.

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· Dec 06, 2018 · 01:55 pm

Shubhangi Swarup and James Crabtree among the winners of the Tata Literature Live Awards

The literary awards were given out in eight categories.

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· Nov 20, 2018 · 10:56 am

Bengaluru-based writer V Sanjay Kumar wins top spot in UK’s Bridport Prize short story competition

Kumar won the first prize and £5,000 for his story ‘The Fore Caddy’.

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· Nov 06, 2018 · 04:33 pm

Shubhangi Swarup and Sudeep Chakravarti on the shortlists of the Tata Literature Live Awards

The prize recognises debut authors as well as established writers in fiction, non-fiction and business categories.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 05, 2018 · 03:40 pm

A reader’s guide to the fiction and translations shortlists of the Crossword Book Jury Awards

With the omission of several strong titles, particularly by women authors, what can we make of this year’s shortlists?

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Nov 04, 2018 · 08:30 am

Sujatha Gidla and Janice Pariat on the longlists of the Tata Literature Live Awards

The winners will be announced in Mumbai on November 20.

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· Nov 03, 2018 · 12:51 pm

Upamanyu Chatterjee, Benyamin and Snigdha Poonam on the shortlist of the Crossword Book Jury Awards

Currently in its 16th edition, the award recognises authors in four categories of writing – fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and translations.

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· Oct 27, 2018 · 12:52 pm

Jayant Kaikini and Ashwin Sanghi are among the winners of this year’s Atta Galatta-BLF Prize

Jayant Kaikini won in the fiction category for a translation of his short stories and was also named the winner for Lifetime Achievement in Kannada.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 26, 2018 · 05:58 pm

Man Booker Prize 2018: Anna Burns wins for ‘Milkman’, but big publishers are the real victors

When it comes to the Man Booker Prize, the odds are stacked against smaller publishers in more ways than one.

Leigh Wilson, The Conversation

· Oct 20, 2018 · 12:30 pm