- DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
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DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Formation 2009 Purpose/focus Literacy Region served South Asia, International Website http://www.dscprize.com DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is a literary prize awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asia[1] themes such as culture, politics, history, or people.[2] It is for an original full-length novel written in English, or translated into English.[2] The first award is for novels published between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010.[2] The first winner will be announced in January, 2011.[3] The winner receives US$50,000[2] The prize is sponsored by DSC Limited (formerly known as D. S. Constructions Ltd.), an Indian infrastructure and construction company.[3]
Winners and shortlist
Blue Ribbon (
) = winner2012[4]
- U.R. Ananthamurthy, Bharathipura (Oxford University Press, India, Translated by Susheela Punitha)
- Chandrakanta, A Street in Srinagar (Zubaan Books, India, translated by Manisha Chaudhry)
- Usha K.R, Monkey-man (Penguin/Penguin India)
- Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman (Random House, India)
- Tabish Khair, The Thing About Thugs (Fourth Estate/HarperCollins India)
- Kavery Nambisan, The Story that Must Not Be Told (Viking/Penguin India)
2011[5]
- H. M. Naqvi, Home Boy (HarperCollins India)
- Amit Chaudhuri, The Immortals (Picador India)
- Musharraf Ali Farooqi, The Story of a Widow (Picador India)
- Tania James, Atlas Of Unknowns (Pocket Books)
- Manju Kapur, The Immigrant (Faber & Faber)
- Neel Mukherjee, A Life Apart (Constable & Robinson)
Notes
- ^ South Asia for the purposes of the prize is defined as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan. See Eligibility Criteria.
- ^ a b c d Eligibility Criteria for Entries to the 2011 DSC Prize
- ^ a b Advisory Committee for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Constituted, Post Date : March 23, 2010
- ^ Shortlist announced for the 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature", South Asian Literary Festival, Lex Delaney, 24 Oct 2011
- ^ "Shortlist Announced for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature", Asia Writes', Oct 25 2010
External links
- DSC Prize, official site
Categories:- Asian literary awards
- Indian literary awards
- Awards established in 2010
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