Valley of Words Book Awards announces its 2025 longlists across eight categories
Valley of Words Book Awards has announced its 2025 longlists in eight categories: English Fiction, English Nonfiction, English Translation, Hindi Fiction, Hindi Nonfiction, Hindi Translation, Young Adult Literature, and Children’s Literature. The shortlist will be announced by July 30, and the shortlisted authors and translators will be invited to the 2025 Valley of Words International Literature and Arts Festival in Dehradun. The winners will be announced at an event during the festival.
Here are the longlisted books in each category:
English fiction
Border Crossers, Bhaskar Roy
From Pashas to Pokemon, Maaria Sayed
General Firebrand and His Red Atlas, Tathagata Bhattacharya
Hill Songs of Love and Longing, Bijoya Sawian
Into the Forest, Avtar Singh
Island, Sujit Saraf
Never Never Land, Namita Gokhale
Rosarita, Anita Desai
Swallowing the Sun, Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri
The Scent of Himalayas, Mona Verma
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