The Jhalak Prize returns for 2019 with a new judging panel and an open submission window Read More
Jhalak book prize for writers of colour announces shortlist
The all-woman judging panel of the prize for book of the year has announced a remarkable shortlist Read More
Jhalak book prize for writers of colour announces 2018 longlist
The prize, which was founded in 2017 releases a stunning list of works by British writers Read More
MP accuses BAME book prize of discrimination
by Sunny Singh Equalities and Human Rights Commission demands justification from Jhalak Prize, following complaint from Philip Davies MP March 17, 2017: The date that the very first Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour was awarded. It was an evening that all of us involved with the prize had… Read More
And the winner of the inaugural Jhalak Prize is…
Today, we announce the winner of the first ever Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour. Jacob Ross, novelist, short story writer and tutor, wins the £1000 prize with his first foray into crime fiction, The Bone Readers. The book, described by judge Musa Okwonga as ‘by turns thrilling, visceral… Read More
For immigrants in today’s Britain, is ‘integration’ an unachievable ideal?
by Sabeena Akhtar Let’s face it, modern political discourse on migration is failing us, normalising inflammatory and dehumanising rhetoric in the quotidian. (Britain First’s recent election broadcast, anyone?) Immigrant stories are increasingly reductionist and politically expedient, measured solely on our relation to ‘Britishness’. A few weeks ago I saw Ayisha Malik, author of Sofia Khan is Not… Read More
Decolonise, not Diversify
by Kavita Bhanot Since the recent failure of World Book Night to include any writers of colour in its 2015 list, there has been a fresh bout of conversation about the need for more ‘diversity’ in the literature that is published and awarded in Britain, as well as amongst those working in publishing. Alongside a… Read More
The Shukla Test
by Nikesh Shukla Someone wrote of one of my short stories that it was ‘an amorphous mess of Indian names’. The implication was that, had I gone with more traditional names like Steve, Bob, Andy, Joe and Paul, he would have liked the short story more. Having said that, he did end the review by… Read More
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