Entries Sought: The 11th Crossword Book Award (India)

Deadline: 15 April 2012

The Crossword Book Award is one of the most prestigious and popular literary prizes in India. It recognises and rewards the best of Indian writing and ensures that works of merit reach a wider audience.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

CROSSWORD FICTION AWARD 2011

• Entries must be works of prose fiction, excluding children and teenage fiction.
• Entries can be full-length novels or collections of short stories by one author.
• Entries must be original works in English.
• Entries must be published in India within the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011.
• The author of the book must be an Indian citizen*. The publisher must verify the author’s citizenship before entering the book.
• * Proof of Indian citizenship – valid Indian passport / voter’s ID card / birth certificate must be provided if required.
• The author must be alive on the closing date for the entries.

CROSSWORD NON FICTION AWARD 2011

• Entries must be works of non-fiction, in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, business & management, autobiography, sociology, anthropology, ecology and the arts.
• Entries can be full-length books or collections of essays or articles by one author.
• Entries must be original works in English.
• Entries must be published in India within the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011.
• The author of the books must be an Indian citizen*. The publisher must verify the author’s citizenship before entering the book.
• The author must be alive on the closing date for the entries.
• * Proof of Indian citizenship – valid Indian passport / voters id card / birth certificate must be provided if required.

CROSSWORD TRANSLATION AWARD 2011

• Entries must be works of prose fiction & non-fiction, excluding children and teenage fiction.
• Entries can be full-length novels or collections of short stories by one author.
• Entries must be English translations of works in any Indian language written after 1947.
• The translated works must be published in India within the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011.
• The author & translator of the book must be Indian citizens*. The publisher must verify the author & translator’s citizenship before entering the book.
• The translator must be alive on the closing date for the entries.
• * Proof of Indian citizenship – valid Indian passport / voter’s ID card / birth certificate must be provided if required.

CROSSWORD CHILDREN’S AWARD 2011

• Entries must be works of children and teenage prose fiction or non-fiction.
• Entries can be illustrated books / poems / full-length novels or collections of short stories by one author.
• Entries can be original works in English or translated into English from any Indian language.
• If the submitted work is an original work in English, the author must be an Indian citizen* and must be alive on the date of submission.
• If the submitted work is a translation from any Indian language into English, the translator must be an Indian citizen and must be alive on the date of submission.
• In the case of illustrated works, the illustrator must be an Indian citizen and must be alive on the date of submission.
• Entries must be English translations of works in any Indian language written after 1947.
• The publisher must verify the author / translator / illustrator’s citizenship before entering the book.
• All entries must be published in India within the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011.
• The author, translator & illustrator must be alive on the closing date for the entries.
• If the winning entry is a translated or / and illustrated work, the author, translator and illustrator will share the prize money equally.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For submissions: submit via their online entry forms - Indian Fiction, Indian Non-Fiction, Children's Award

Website: http://www.crossword.in