Jhalak Prize Explained
Jhalak Prize |
Awarded For: | Book of the year by a writer of colour |
Reward: | £1,000 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour is an annual literary prize awarded to British or British-resident BAME writers. £1,000 is awarded to the sole winner.
The Jhalak Prize was launched in 2016 and was created by writers Sunny Singh, Nikesh Shukla, and Media Diversified. It is supported by The Authors’ Club and by The Jhalak Foundation,[1] owned by Professor Singh's family. The prize and foundation are named after Professor Singh's grandmother.[2] It is the second literary prize in the UK to only accept entries by writers of colour, following the SI Leeds Literary Prize for BAME women writers, which was first awarded in 2012. In 2016, the Equality and Human Rights Commission praised: "this award is the type of action which the Commission supports and recommends."[3] [4] In 2017 the comedian Shappi Khorsandi withdrew her novel from the longlist.[5] Consequentially, the prize was reported to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.[6] The complaint was not upheld.
In 2020, a sister award, the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize, was founded.[7]
Jhalak Prize recipients
- Web site: JHALAK FOUNDATION overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2023-11-24 . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . en . 8 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208222207/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12978910 . live .
- Web site: Culture . OxStu . 2020-05-30 . Sunny Singh talks about the turbulent first few years of the Jhalak prize . 2023-11-24 . The Oxford Student . en-GB . 19 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119125325/https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2020/05/30/sunny-singh-talks-about-the-turbulent-first-few-years-of-the-jhalak-prize/ . live .
- Web site: Independent presses dominate Jhalak Prize longlist. Heloise. Wood. The Bookseller. en. 30 January 2018. 6 March 2018. 6 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202349/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/indie-dominant-jhalak-prize-unveiled-721521. live.
- Web site: Jhalak Prize. Media Diversified. 10 September 2018. en. 24 July 2019. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626051545/https://mediadiversified.org/about-us/jhalak-prize/. live.
- News: Cain . Sian . 2017-01-06 . Shappi Khorsandi withdraws book from Jhalak prize longlist . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-11-24 . 0261-3077 . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112001636/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/06/shappi-khorsandi-withdraws-book-from-jhalak-prize-longlist . live .
- Web site: 2020-06-05 . Jhalak Prize controversy . 2023-11-24 . State Sponsored Literature . en-GB . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124094503/https://statesponsoredliterature.com/jhalak-prize-controversy/ . live .
- Web site: About the Jhalak Prize. Jhalak Prize. 19 April 2024. 29 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929093606/https://www.jhalakprize.com/about. live.
- Web site: Cain . Sian . 17 March 2017 . Caribbean crime thriller wins inaugural prize for only BAME writers . 6 March 2018 . en . . 6 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202424/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/17/the-bone-readers-jacob-ross-caribbean-thriller-jhalak-prize . live .
- Web site: 2017-03-20 . Awards: Bancroft; Jhalak; Tony Ryan . 2023-06-10 . . 22 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322130612/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2960 . live .
- Web site: 2017-02-07 . Awards: Jhalak Shortlist . 2023-06-10 . . 22 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322135425/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2932 . live .
- News: Flood . Alison . 2018-03-15 . Reni Eddo-Lodge wins Jhalak prize for British writers of colour . en-GB . . 2023-06-10 . 0261-3077 . 16 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180316205128/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/15/reni-eddo-lodge-wins-jhalak-prize-why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race . live .
- Web site: 2018-03-19 . Awards: Jhalak Winner; LBF International Excellence . 2023-06-10 . . 4 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230504110457/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3207 . live .
- Web site: 2018-02-21 . Awards: Tufts Poetry Winners; Jhalak Prize Shortlist . 2023-06-10 . . 25 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230225044242/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3189 . live .
- News: Taylor . Jack . 2019-05-01 . 'The London book of our lifetime': Guy Gunaratne wins Jhalak prize . . 2020-01-11 . 0261-3077 . 4 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904132721/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/01/the-london-book-of-our-lifetime-guy-gunaratne-wins-jhalak-prize . live .
- Web site: 2019-05-03 . Awards: Wellcome Book; Jhalak; Prix Voltaire . 2023-06-10 . . 20 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420100257/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3487 . live .
- Web site: 2019-04-09 . Awards: Rathbones Folio Finalists; Jhalak Shortlist . 2023-06-10 . . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207013546/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3469 . live .
- Web site: Cain . Sian . 26 May 2020 . Johny Pitts wins Jhalak prize for 'beautiful' history of black Europe . 26 May 2020 . en . . 26 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526201704/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/26/johny-pitts-wins-jhalak-prize-for-beautiful-history-of-black-europe . live .
- Web site: 2020-05-29 . Awards: Jhalak Winner . 2023-06-10 . . 3 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203200845/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3749#m48643 . live .
- Web site: 2020-04-16 . Awards: Jhalak Shortlist . 2023-06-10 . . 1 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001075310/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3719 . live .
- News: Flood . Alison . 25 May 2021 . Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Patrice Lawrence win Jhalak prizes for writers of colour . . 2 June 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602112341/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/may/25/jennifer-nansubuga-makumbi-and-patrice-lawrence-win-jhalak-prizes-for-writers-of-colour . live .
- Web site: 2022-06-01 . Awards: Reading the West, Jhalak Winners . 2023-06-10 . . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207084717/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4244#m56481 . live .
- Web site: 2021-04-14 . Shortlist announced for 2021 Jhalak Prize for BAME writers . live . 2021-04-17 . . en-AU . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417034454/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/04/14/185062/shortlist-announced-for-2021-jhalak-prize-for-bame-writers/ .
- Web site: 2021-04-15 . Awards: Whiting Winners; Jhalak and Sheikh Zayed Shortlists . 2023-06-10 . . 20 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162437/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3965 . live .
- Web site: Mechler . Anita . Merlene . Kate . 2022-06-02 . Sabba Khan Wins the 2022 Jhalak Prize . 2022-11-19 . . 19 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119215527/https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/sabba-khan-wins-the-2022-jhalak-prize-bookpulse . live .
- Web site: 2022-04-20 . Jhalak Prize 2022 shortlists announced . 2022-04-28 . . en-AU . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428235604/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/04/20/213160/shortlist-announced-for-2022-jhalak-prize-for-bame-writers/ . live .
- Web site: 2022-04-20 . Awards: Oates Winner; Jhalak Shortlists . 2023-06-10 . . 24 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624113219/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4215#m56028 . live .
- Web site: 2023-05-29 . Alabanza, Jawando win 2023 Jhalak Prizes . 2023-06-01 . . 1 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601042117/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/05/29/231559/alabanza-jawando-win-2023-jhalak-prizes/ . live .
- Web site: 2023-05-26 . Awards: Plutarch, Jhalak Winners . 2023-06-10 . . 4 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604231038/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4489 . live .
- Web site: 2023-04-20 . Jhalak Prize 2023 shortlists announced . 2023-06-01 . . 1 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601004406/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/04/20/229853/jhalak-prize-2023-shortlists-announced/ . live .
- Web site: 2024-06-03 . Jhalak prizes 2024 winners announced . 2024-06-04 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: The Prize: 2024 Shortlist . Jhalak Prize . 20 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420221043/https://www.jhalakprize.com/the-prize . 20 April 2024 . en . live.
Children's and Young Adult Prize recipients
Jhalak Children's and Young Adult Prize winners and shortlists!Year!Author!Title!Publisher!Result!Ref.2021 | | Eight Pieces of Silva | | Winner | |
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and Avril Filomeno | | Kane Series | Shortlist | |
| When Life Gives You Mangoes | Pushkin Children’s | Shortlist | |
| And the Stars Were Burning Brightly | Simon & Schuster | Shortlist | |
| Queen of Freedom | Pushkin Children’s | Shortlist | |
| | Andersen Press | Shortlist | |
2022 | | Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths | Piccadilly Press | Winner | |
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| Ace of Spades | Usborne Publishing | Shortlist | |
and Dapo Adeola | We’re Going to Find the Monster | Puffin Books | Shortlist | |
, illus by Ngadi Smart | | Faber | Shortlist | |
| | Everything With Words | Shortlist | |
| | Penguin | Shortlist | |
2023 | | When our Worlds Collided | Simon & Schuster | Winner | |
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| In Our Hands | Tate | Shortlist | |
, illus by Ana Latese | Mia and the Lightcasters | Faber | Shortlist | |
| Ellie Pillai Is Brown | Faber | Shortlist | |
| Rebel Skies | Walker Books | Shortlist | |
, illus. by Ruchi Mhasane | Dadaji’s Paintbrush | Andersen Press | Shortlist | |
2024 | | Safiyyah's War | Andersen Press | Winner | |
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| Geoffrey Gets The Jitters | Penguin Random House | Shortlist | [32] |
| How to Die Famous | Simon & Schuster | Shortlist | |
| Steady for This | Hot Key Books | Shortlist | |
| To the Other Side | Hachette Children's | Shortlist | |
| Wild Song | David Fickling | Shortlist | | |
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