Category: Awards

The Asian Prizes has announced the shortlist for The Asian Prize for Short Story 2025, featuring five stories from writers across Singapore and India.

The Asian Prizes announces five shortlisted stories for The Asian Prize for Short Story 2025. Selected from submissions across four continents by an international evaluation panel, these narratives from Singapore and India showcase compelling voices in contemporary literature. The winner will be revealed on 31st December 2025.

The Asian Prize for Poetry 2025 Long List Announced

The Asian Prizes announces the long list for the inaugural Asian Prize for Poetry 2025, featuring ten works from nine countries exploring the theme “The Earth.” The international jury, chaired by Ukrainian poet Iryna Vikyrchak, selected diverse voices spanning Ukraine, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Botswana, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

The Asian Prize for Short Story 2025 Long List Announced

The Asian Prizes has unveiled the long list for The Asian Prize for Short Story, featuring ten works from writers across India, Indonesia, and Singapore. The competition attracted hundreds of global submissions, evaluated by an international panel spanning Malaysia, India, Ukraine, and Tanzania. The shortlist announcement follows in October with winners declared by year-end.

The Asian Group of Literature and Trogon Global Embark on New Journey with Sabin Iqbal as Director, MENA

The Asian Group of Literature and Trogon Global, a UAE-based cultural curation enterprise, embark upon a new journey that promises to stir fresh currents in the global literary landscape. With this pioneering venture, UAE-based cultural curator, novelist and journalist Sabin Iqbal assumes the role of Director Global for both The Asian Prizes and The Asian Festivals.

Rattle Poetry Prize Is Open For Submissions…

The Rattle Poetry Prize offers £12,000 for a single winning poem, with ten finalists receiving £400 each and publication. Open worldwide to English-language poets, the competition features anonymous judging and a unique £4,000 Readers’ Choice Award selected by the poetry community. Entry requires only a magazine subscription. Deadline: 15 July 2025.

NIGERIA’S HALIRU ALI MUSA WINS THE 2024 ALEXANDER NDERITU PRIZE FOR WORLD LITERATURE!

Haliru Ali Musa has emerged as the winner of the inaugural Alexander Nderitu Prize for World Literature. The revelation was made on 4 April 2025 via The African Griot Review, an avant-garde arts magazine edited by the founder of the prestigious new prize. Haliru’s beautifully structured and stylishly told story, The Pregnant Ghost, beat out 71 other entries.

The Alexander Nderitu Prize for World Literature announces the shortlist…

Themed on “Peace”, the short-story contest received a total of 72 entries from Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Kingdom of Eswatini, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Poland, Malawi, The Gambia, Sri Lanka, USA, Botswana and Tanzania. The jurors include Dr. Paula O. M. Otukile (Botswana), Camilla Bauer (Sweden), Henry Akubuiro (Nigeria), Rupasinghe D. Pramudith (Sri Lanka), and Alexander Nderitu (Kenya).

V.V. Ganeshananthan unifies three literary landscapes by winning The Asian Prize for Fiction 2023.

V. V. Ganeshananthan’s win in The Asian Prize for Fiction highlights her remarkable talent and connects her work to a vast global audience. This achievement not only celebrates her literary artistry but also unifies three different literary landscapes. Her work has garnered significant recognition, as evidenced by winning three esteemed prizes: the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction, and The Asian Prize for Fiction in 2023. This commendation speaks to the impact of her writing on readers around the world.

Indian Writer Natasha Sharma wins The Asian Prize for Short Story 2024

fter a seven-month-long evaluation process, the Jury of The Asian Prize for Short Story announced the winner on December 15, 2024. Out of over 900 submissions, three stories made it to the shortlist: Litter by Shikhandin, The Perfect Lifeby Kushboo Shah, and The White Noise Lullaby by Natasha Sharma. Among them, Indian writer Natasha Sharma won The Asian Prize for Short Story 2024 for her work, The White Noise Lullaby. 

The Most Anticipated The Asian Trio Announced 

The highlight of November was the eagerly awaited announcement of the Super Shortlist for The Asian Prize of Fiction, delivered by The Asian Committee on November 13, 2024. Out of six outstanding works of seamlessly woven prose that delve into unexplored themes and relevant social issues, three authors made it to the final list: Indian author Arefa Tehsin, Nepali-Indian author Smriti Ravindra, and American fiction writer V.V. Ganeshananthan.