JCB Prize
JCB Prize for Literature is an Indian literary award established in 2018.[1] It is awarded annually with 25 lakh INR (38400 USD) prize to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer. The Literary Director is Mita Kapur. The winners will be announced each November with shortlists in October and longlists in September.[1] It has been called "India's most valuable literature prize".[2]
The JCB Literature Foundation was established to maintain the award. It is funded by the English construction manufacturing group JCB. Publishers are allowed, per imprint, to enter two novels originally written in English and two novels translated into English from another language.[1]
Honorees
Winners indicated with a blue ribbon (
).
2018
The inaugural JCB Prize longlist was announced in September 2018.[3][4] The 5-member shortlist was announced October 2018.[5] The winner was announced October 25, 2018.[2]
- Amitabha Bagchi, Half the Night is Gone
Benyamin, Jasmine Days- Perumal Murugan, Poonachi
- Anuradha Roy, All the Lives We Never Lived
- Shubanghi Swarup, Latitudes of Longing
2019
The longlist was announced September 2019.[6][7] The 5-member shorlist was announced November 2019.[8] The winner was announced November 5, 2019.[9]
- Roshan Ali, Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction
- Manoranjan Byapari, There's Gunpowder in the Air
- Perumal Murugan, A Lonely Harvest
- Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, My Father's Garden
- Madhuri Vijay, The Far Field
References
- ^ a b c "The JCB Prize for Literature worth Rs 25 lakh will accept entries from March 1 for Indian fiction". Scroll.in. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Mary McDougall (October 25, 2018). "India's most valuable literature prize announces its first winner". CNN (Asia). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Two debut writers shine among literary giants". Livemint.
- ^ "JCB Prize 2018 Longlist and Shortlist". The JCB Prize.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "JCB Prize 2018 shortlist announced; top five includes books by Perumal Murugan, Anuradha Roy". Firstpost. October 3, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Long list for 2019 JCB Prize for Literature is out". The Hindu. September 4, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "JCB Prize Longlist and Shortlist, 2019". The JCB Prize.
- ^ Damini Babbar (November 1, 2019). "Meet Shortlisted Nominees Of The JCB Prize For Literature In This Engaging Video Series". Outlook India. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "'There is nothing absolute in fiction': Madhuri Vijay". The Indian Express. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
External links
- JCB Prize website