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Crossword Book Awards

The Crossword Book Award is India’s oldest and most prestigious literary award!

Instituted in 1998, the Crossword Book Award brings together the entire literary community—readers, authors, booksellers and publishers—like none other. It is the only Indian award that recognizes and rewards the finest of Indian writing in English, as selected by the Jury, and actively promotes Indian authors and their books. In addition to the Jury Awards, the eligible books are also open to be voted on by readers, the results of which constitute the Popular Choice Awards.

In the past, the Crossword Book Award has received hundreds of entries—in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, translations, business and management, and children’s—thus making it representative of the most outstanding contemporary Indian English literature as chosen by a panel of esteemed judges. The Popular Choice Awards, on the other hand, are selected and voted on by readers from a list of books based on the Crossword Bookstores’ sales report and rankings throughout the year, as verified by independent auditors. The entries are now open starting 18th March. The last date to submit your entries is 30th April 2024.

Popular Choice Award Shortlist