Awards

The Romain Rolland Book Prize awards the best translation of a French title into any Indian language, including English. The Indo-French jury takes into account the quality of the translation and the publication itself. The prize aims at…

With recent announcement of the inaugural JCB Prize for Literature, there is a wave of excitement amongst Indian authors/writers and publishers. Publishers across India are invited to enter novels for the prize, giving authors a chance to…

India News, known for its direct and unbiased brand of journalism, hosted the second edition of India News Health Awards 2018 at The Ashok, New Delhi on April 10, 2018 to honour the exceptional contributions of visionaries and innovators in…

Wiley Library Awards 2017 received 145 nominations from various institutions including IITs, IIMs, NITs, IISERs, leading medical institutes such as AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh and research institutions, out of which the winners included:…

Publishing industry is full of success stories of small but powerful entrants in the industry. One new kid on the block is SIM Publishing, which has recently announced a new short fiction award as well. Here, Hersh Bhardwaj, publisher, SIM…

The American Library Association (ALA) has recently announced the top books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Boston. John…

SC Sethi, president, FPBAI was unanimously re-elected as the president of the federation. The Federation of Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Associations in India (FPBAI) recently organised their 60th Annual General Meeting in New Delhi, where…

The wait is finally over…Richard Flanagan wins the Man Booker Prize 2014 for the fiction 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North', published by Chatto & Windus. Tasmanian-born author – Richard Flangan - is the third Australian to win the…

The longlist for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015 was announced at the Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi by leading Indian writer Keki N Daruwalla, who is chairing the jury panel for the coveted prize. The longlist…

Jhumpa Lahiri has proved her writing prowess once again – her book ‘The Lowland’ has been listed in the shortlist of Man Booker Prize 2013. Here’s more on this shortlist. This year the Man booker Prize Shortlist 2013 is wonderfully various…