The 2026 Jhalak Prize longlists have been announced! 🎉

Congratulations to everyone who has been chosen, these three awards celebrate talent in fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels, poetry and all other genres.

https://www.gardners.com/Awards/jhalak-awards

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Graphic with logo on top with text in white and book jackets for longlisted books for the three awards below

My proudest achievement is building a book family that powers this prize

In 10 years, Jhalak Prize has grown from a single prize to a portfolio of 3 awards:
1. Jhalak Children’s & Young Adult Prize,
2. Jhalak Poetry Prize
3. Jhalak Prose Prize
BEHOLD THIS EXCELLENCE!

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Jhalak Prize submissions open for 10th year Submissions for the 10th year of the Jhalak Prize are open.

📢📢📢📢📢📢#Book peeps: ONLY 3 weeks remain till submissions close for Jhalak Prize for its landmark 10th anniversary year. What are you waiting for? Send in those amazing books! #publishing #books #representationmatters #jhalakprizeat10 #jhalakprize www.thebookseller.com/news/news/jh...