Crossword Book Awards Vote
The crossword book award is the only forum in india that gives a face to indian authors and indian literature with a well rounded jury mining gems from the length and breadth of the country.
Crossword book awards vote. Entries can be full length books or collections of essays or articles by an indian author only. Special edition of the man booker prize awarded by a public vote in 2010 to a novel from 1970 as the books published in 1970 were not eligible for the man booker prize due to a rules alteration. Yes it s time for the annual vodafone crossword books awards once more.
The award was instituted in 1998 by indian book. Top row juried selections bottom row popular selections. India s raymond crossword book awards recognize exclusively indian writers across 10 categories winners are chosen by a jury and by popular vote.
The crossword book award is the only forum in india that gives a face to indian authors and indian literature with well rounded jury mining gems from the length and breadth of the country. National book award costa book awards folio prize and more. The crossword was initially conceived as a single.
Until 1970 the prize was. Crossword book awards any of a series of indian literary awards established in 1998 by indian book retailer crossword its stated aim being to create a prize equivalent to western literary accolades such as the booker prize and the pulitzer prize. On january 14 2020 the 17th edition of crossword book awards was held in mumbai maharashtra.
At the 16th edition of the crossword book awards held at the royal opera house in mumbai shashi tharoor was conferred the lifetime achievement award by lord meghnad desai. Titles shortlisted in this year s raymond crossword bookstores book awards. Crossword book awards crossword crossword.
The final winners will be announced on the award function to be held in mumbai on april 28 at. Crossword book award is similar to these awards. Publishers will gloat or sulk as the case may be and a splendid evening amongst books such a rarity on the entertainment calendar in mumbai will conclude with a dinner where writers book publishing people and some readers will break bread and rub shoulders.