{{Short description|Indian literary award}} {{Infobox award | name = JCB Prize | country = {{Flag|India}} India | sponsor = JCB | awarded_for = Distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer (original English novel or translated fiction). | type = Literary Fiction | established = 2018 | year = 2018 | award1_type = Total awarded | award1_winner = 5 | award2_type = First winner | award2_winner = Benyamin (2018) | most_nominations = | firstawarded = | image = JCB_Prize_for_Literature.svg | reward = {{INRConvert|2500000}} | awardname = JCB Prize for Literature | website = {{URL|https://www.thejcbprize.org}} | award3_type = Most recent winner | award3_winner = Upamanyu Chatterjee (2024) | director = }} '''JCB Prize for Literature''' was an Indian literary award established in 2018.<ref name=scrollin>{{cite web |url=https://shop.scroll.in/book/868588/a-new-literary-prize-for-indian-fiction-worth-rs-25-lakh-has-been-quietly-announced |title=The JCB Prize for Literature worth Rs 25 lakh will accept entries from March 1 for Indian fiction |work=Scroll.in |author= |date= |accessdate=February 28, 2018}}</ref> It was awarded annually with {{INRConvert|2500000}} prize to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer. The winners will be announced each November with shortlists in October and longlists in September.<ref name=scrollin/> It has been called ''"India's most valuable literature prize"''.<ref name=McDougall/> Rana Dasgupta is the founding Literary Director of the JCB Prize.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I continue to write till I am exhausted: Rana Dasgupta|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2019/oct/06/i-continue-to-write-till-i-am-exhausted-rana-dasgupata-2043747.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> In 2020, Mita Kapur was appointed as the new Literary Director.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Somak|date=2020-02-14|title='I want to take the JCB Prize to the smaller towns and cities': Mita Kapur|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/-i-want-to-take-the-jcb-prize-to-the-smaller-towns-and-cities-mita-kapur-11581658131897.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>
The JCB Literature Foundation was established to maintain the award. It is funded by the English construction manufacturing group JCB. Publishers are allowed, per imprint, to enter two novels originally written in English and two novels translated into English from another language.<ref name=scrollin/> Celebrated writers like Geetanjali Shree, Perumal Murugan, Geet Chaturvedi, Benyamin, and Upamanyu Chatterjee have all been featured on the longlists and shortlists of this prestigious award.
== Honourees == Winners indicated with a blue ribbon ({{Blue ribbon}}). [[File:Benyamin Writer.jpg|thumb|Benyamin won the prize for the year 2018 for his novel ''Jasmine Days'', originally written in Malayalam and translated into English by Shahnaz Habib.]]
===2018=== The inaugural JCB Prize longlist was announced in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/5W3ONM0WRoyhceBcwWhLYK/JCB-Prize-for-Literature-Two-debut-writers-shine-among-lite.html|title=Two debut writers shine among literary giants|last=|first=|date=|website=Livemint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejcbprize.org/prize-2018|title=JCB Prize 2018 Longlist and Shortlist|last=|first=|date=|website=The JCB Prize|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The 5-member shortlist was announced October 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/jcb-prize-2018-shortlist-announced-top-five-includes-books-by-perumal-murugan-anuradha-roy-5308291.html |title=JCB Prize 2018 shortlist announced; top five includes books by Perumal Murugan, Anuradha Roy |work=Firstpost |author= |date=October 3, 2018 |accessdate=June 19, 2020}}</ref> The winner was announced October 25, 2018.<ref name="McDougall">{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/asia/india-literary-prize-benyamin-intl/index.html |title=India's most valuable literature prize announces its first winner |work=CNN (Asia) |author=Mary McDougall |date=October 25, 2018 |accessdate=June 19, 2020}}</ref>
* Amitabha Bagchi, ''Half the Night is Gone'' * {{Blue ribbon}} Benyamin, ''Jasmine Days'' (Translated from Malayalam by Shahnaz Habib) * Perumal Murugan, ''Poonachi'' (Translated from Tamil by N Kalyan Raman) * Anuradha Roy, ''All the Lives We Never Lived'' * Shubhangi Swarup, ''Latitudes of Longing''
=== 2019 ===
The longlist was announced September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/long-list-for-2019-jcb-prize-for-literature-is-out/article29334599.ece |title=Long list for 2019 JCB Prize for Literature is out |work=The Hindu |author= |date=September 4, 2019 |accessdate=June 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejcbprize.org/prize-2019|title=JCB Prize Longlist and Shortlist, 2019|last=|first=|date=|website=The JCB Prize}}</ref> The five-member shortlist was announced November 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/books-meet-the-shortlisted-nominees-of-the-jcb-prize-for-literature-in-this-engaging-video-series/341529 |title=Meet Shortlisted Nominees Of The JCB Prize For Literature In This Engaging Video Series |work=Outlook India |author=Damini Babbar |date=November 1, 2019 |accessdate=June 19, 2020}}</ref> The winner was announced November 5, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/author-madhuri-vijay-jcb-winner-interview-6100551/|title='There is nothing absolute in fiction': Madhuri Vijay|date=2019-11-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref>
* Roshan Ali, ''Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction'' * Manoranjan Byapari, ''There's Gunpowder in the Air'' (Translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha) * Perumal Murugan, ''A Lonely Harvest'' and ''Trial by Silence'' (Both translated from Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan) * Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, ''My Father's Garden'' * {{Blue ribbon}} Madhuri Vijay, ''The Far Field'' [[File:S. Hareesh Writer.jpg|thumb|S. Hareesh won the prize for the year 2020 for his novel ''Moustache'', originally written in Malayalam and translated into English by Jayasree Kalathi.]]
=== 2020 === The longlist was announced in September, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patni|first=Suhasini|title=A reader's guide to the ten books on the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020 longlist|url=https://scroll.in/article/971879/a-readers-guide-to-the-ten-books-on-the-rs-25-lakh-jcb-prize-for-literature-2020-longlist|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=Megha Majumdar, Samit Basu, Annie Zaidi On JCB Prize Longlist|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/jcb-prize-longlist-megha-majumdar-samit-basu-jahnavi-barua_in_5f4ddffbc5b64f17e142166b|access-date=2020-09-01|website=HuffPost India|language=en}}</ref> The shortlist was announced on 25 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-25|title=JCB Prize for Literature 2020: Deepa Anappara, Dharini Bhaskar among five authors in the shortlist|url=https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/jcb-prize-for-literature-2020-deepa-anappara-dharini-bhaskar-among-five-authors-in-the-shortlist-8850671.html|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Firstpost}}</ref> The winner was announced on November 7, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-07|title=Malayalam author S Hareesh wins the JCB Prize for Literature 2020|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/s-hareesh-wins-the-jcb-prize-for-literature-2020-6996117/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
* Deepa Anappara, ''Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line'' * Samit Basu, ''Chosen Spirits'' * Dharini Bhaskar, ''These, Our Bodies, Possessed by Light'' * {{Blue ribbon}} S. Hareesh, ''Moustache'' (Translated from Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil) * Annie Zaidi, ''Prelude to a Riot'' [[File:M mukundan in kozhikode.jpg|thumb|M. Mukundan won the prize for the year 2021 for his novel ''Delhi: A Soliloquy'', originally written in Malayalam and translated into English by Fathima EV and Nandakumar K.]]
=== 2021 === The longlist was announced in September, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-06|title=2021 JCB Prize for Literature longlist is announced|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/debut-authors-dominate-2021-jcb-prize-longlist-7491868/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=JCB Prize for Literature 2021: What you'll read if you start on the 10 novels on the longlist|url=https://scroll.in/article/1004628/emb-jcb-prize-for-literature-2021-what-youll-read-if-you-start-on-the-10-novels-on-the-longlist|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> The shortlist was announced on October 4, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-04|title=Debuts and translations make up the JCB Prize 2021 shortlist|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com//news/talking-point/debuts-and-translations-make-up-the-jcb-prize-2021-shortlist-111633324178619.html|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Mintlounge|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=JCB Prize shortlist 2021: VJ James, Daribha Lyndem, Shabir Ahmad Mir, M Mukundan, Lindsay Pereira|url=https://scroll.in/article/1006848/jcb-prize-shortlist-2021-vj-james-daribha-lynden-shabir-ahmad-mir-m-mukundan-lindsay-pereira|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> The winner was announced on November 13, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-13|title=Congratulations to M.Mukundan, Fathima E.V and Nandakumar.K for winning the JCB Prize for Literature 2021|url=https://twitter.com/TheJCBPrize/status/1459528633962229766|access-date=2021-11-13| website=JCB prize for literature (Twitter)|language=en}}</ref>
* VJ James, ''Anti-Clock'' (Translated from the Malayalam by Ministhy S) * Daribha Lyndem, ''Name Place Animal Thing'' * Shabir Ahmad Mir, ''The Plague Upon Us'' * {{Blue ribbon}} M Mukundan, ''Delhi: A Soliloquy'' (Translated from the Malayalam by Fathima EV and Nandakumar K) * Lindsay Pereira, ''Gods and Ends''
=== 2022 === [[File:Khalid jawed.jpg|thumb|Khalid Jawed won the prize for the year 2022 for his novel ''The Paradise of Food'', originally written in Urdu and translated into English by Baran Farooqi.]] The longlist was announced on 3 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-03 |title=JCB Prize for Literature announces 2022's longlist of 10 'incredible' books |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/the-jcb-prize-for-literature-announces-2022s-longlist-of-10-incredible-books-8128473/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The shortlist was announced on 21 October 2022. For the first time in five years, all five books on the shortlist were translated books.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |title=Translated books take all five spots on the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature shortlist |url=https://scroll.in/article/1035497/translated-books-take-all-five-spots-on-the-2022-jcb-prize-for-literature-shortlist |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hindi, Urdu, Nepali Books Debut on JCB Prize Shortlist {{sic|Comprising|hide=y}} Entirely of Translations |url=https://thewire.in/books/jcb-prize-2022-shortlist |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=JCB shortlist announced, Geetanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' nominated |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/jcb-shortlist-geetanjali-shree-tomb-of-sand-nominated-8223507/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The winner was announced on 19 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-19 |title=The Paradise of Food wins JCB Prize for Literature |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-paradise-of-food-wins-jcb-prize-for-literature/article66157895.ece |access-date=2022-11-20 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Manoranjan Byapari, ''Imaan'' (Translated from the Bengali by Arunava Sinha) * Chuden Kabimo, ''Song of the Soil'' (Translated from the Nepali by Ajit Baral) * {{Blue ribbon}} Khalid Jawed, ''The Paradise of Food'' (Translated from the Urdu by Baran Farooqi) * Geetanjali Shree, ''Tomb of Sand'' (Translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell) * Sheela Tomy, ''Valli'' (Translated from the Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil) *
=== 2023 === *Tejaswini Apte-Rahm, ''The Secret of More'' *Manoranjan Byapari, ''The Nemesis'' (Translated from the Bengali by V. Ramaswamy) *{{Blue ribbon}} Perumal Murugan, ''Fire Bird'' (Translated from the Tamil by Janani Kannan) * Vikramjit Ram, ''Mansur'' * Manoj Rupda, ''I Named My Sister Silence'' (Translated from the Hindi by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar)
=== 2024 === *Sharankumar Limable, ''Sanatan'' (Translated by Paromita Sengupta into English from the Hindi translation of the original Marathi) *{{Blue ribbon}} Upamanyu Chatterjee, ''Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life'' *Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari, ''Chronicle of an Hour and a Half'' *Sakyajit Bhattacharya, ''The One Legged'' (Translated from the Bengali by Rituparna Mukherjee) *Sandhya Maria, ''Maria, Just Maria'' (Translated from the Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.thejcbprize.org JCB Prize] website
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