Meghalaya author's book long-listed for 2021 JCB Prize for Literature

Dimapur, Sep. 27 (EMN): A book titled 'Name Place Animal Thing' by one of Meghalaya's author, Daribha Lyndem from Shillong has been long-listed for the 2021 JCB Prize for Literature.

The long list of the 2021 JCB Prize for Literature was announced on Monday. The long list of the most coveted award for Indian writing is dominated by debut authors this year with six debuts. Three works on the list are translations (from Malayalam). The long list was chosen from a wide range of submissions by writers from sixteen states writing in multiple languages published between Aug. 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021.

The list of ten novels was selected by a panel of five judges. The JCB Prize for Literature is awarded each year to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer. The jury will announce the shortlist of five titles on Oct. 4. The winner of the INR 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature will be announced on Nov. 13. If the winning work is a translation, the translator will receive an additional INR 10 lakh. Each of the 5 shortlisted authors will receive INR 1 lakh and if a shortlisted work is a translation, the translator will receive INR 50,000. 

With Covid-related restrictions in place across the country, the JCB Prize for Literature is collaborating with Amazon Books India for the fourth year in a row to ensure that the long listed books reach people in every corner of the country. In addition, the prize is back this year with new on-ground collaborations with stand-alone bookstores and Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters with the aim to provide wider access to the long listed novels across India and create a one-on-one interaction between readers and books.