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 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] Rana Dasgupta is the founding Literary Director of the JCB Prize. [3] In 2020, Mita Kapur was appointed as the new Literary Director. [4]

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.[5][6] The 5-member shortlist was announced October 2018.[7] The winner was announced October 25, 2018.[2]

2019

The longlist was announced September 2019.[8][9] The five-member shortlist was announced November 2019.[10] The winner was announced November 5, 2019.[11]

2020

The longlist was announced in September, 2020.[12][13] The shortlist was announced on 25 September 2020.[14] The winner was announced on November 7, 2020.[15]

References
  1. "The JCB Prize for Literature worth Rs 25 lakh will accept entries from March 1 for Indian fiction". Scroll.in. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. Mary McDougall (October 25, 2018). "India's most valuable literature prize announces its first winner". CNN (Asia). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. "I continue to write till I am exhausted: Rana Dasgupta". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. Ghoshal, Somak (2020-02-14). "'I want to take the JCB Prize to the smaller towns and cities': Mita Kapur". mint. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. "Two debut writers shine among literary giants". Livemint.
  6. "JCB Prize 2018 Longlist and Shortlist". The JCB Prize.
  7. "JCB Prize 2018 shortlist announced; top five includes books by Perumal Murugan, Anuradha Roy". Firstpost. October 3, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  8. "Long list for 2019 JCB Prize for Literature is out". The Hindu. September 4, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  9. "JCB Prize Longlist and Shortlist, 2019". The JCB Prize.
  10. 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.
  11. "'There is nothing absolute in fiction': Madhuri Vijay". The Indian Express. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  12. Patni, Suhasini. "A reader's guide to the ten books on the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020 longlist". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  13. "Megha Majumdar, Samit Basu, Annie Zaidi On JCB Prize Longlist". HuffPost India. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  14. "JCB Prize for Literature 2020: Deepa Anappara, Dharini Bhaskar among five authors in the shortlist - Art-and-culture News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  15. "Malayalam author S Hareesh wins the JCB Prize for Literature 2020". The Indian Express. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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