{{Short description|British literary award}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox award | name = Jhalak Prize | awarded_for = Book of the year by a writer of colour | reward = £1,000 | country = United Kingdom | year = {{start date and age|2017}} | website = {{Official website|https://www.jhalakprize.com/}} }}
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,<ref>{{Cite web |title=JHALAK FOUNDATION overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12978910 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208222207/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12978910 |url-status=live }}</ref> owned by Professor Singh's family. The prize and foundation are named after Professor Singh's grandmother.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culture |first=OxStu |date=2020-05-30 |title=Sunny Singh talks about the turbulent first few years of the Jhalak prize |url=https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2020/05/30/sunny-singh-talks-about-the-turbulent-first-few-years-of-the-jhalak-prize/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=The Oxford Student |language=en-GB |archive-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 2017, the comedian Shappi Khorsandi withdrew her novel from the longlist because she said she felt that "my skin colour was up for an award rather than my book".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cain |first=Sian |date=2017-01-06 |title=Shappi Khorsandi withdraws book from Jhalak prize longlist |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/06/shappi-khorsandi-withdraws-book-from-jhalak-prize-longlist |access-date=2023-11-24 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112001636/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/06/shappi-khorsandi-withdraws-book-from-jhalak-prize-longlist |url-status=live }}</ref> Consequentially, the prize was reported to the Equality and Human Rights Commission,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mediadiversified.org/about-us/jhalak-prize/|title=Jhalak Prize|work=Media Diversified|date=10 September 2018|language=en|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626051545/https://mediadiversified.org/about-us/jhalak-prize/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-05 |title=Jhalak Prize controversy |url=https://statesponsoredliterature.com/jhalak-prize-controversy/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=State Sponsored Literature |language=en-GB |archive-date=24 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124094503/https://statesponsoredliterature.com/jhalak-prize-controversy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but the complaint was not upheld, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission stated in 2017 that "this award is the type of action which the Commission supports and recommends".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/indie-dominant-jhalak-prize-unveiled-721521|first=Heloise|last=Wood|title=Independent presses dominate Jhalak Prize longlist|work=The Bookseller|language=en|date=30 January 2018|access-date=6 March 2018|archive-date=6 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202349/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/indie-dominant-jhalak-prize-unveiled-721521|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2020, a sister award, the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize, was founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jhalakprize.com/about|title=About the Jhalak Prize|website=Jhalak Prize|access-date=19 April 2024|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929093606/https://www.jhalakprize.com/about|url-status=live}}</ref>
From 2025 onwards the prize was divided into two separate awards for prose and poetry.
==Jhalak Prize (2017–2024) recipients== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Jhalak Prize winners and shortlists !Year !Author !Title !Publisher !Result !Ref. |- style=background:#cddeff ! rowspan="6" |2017{{Efn|The 2017 judges were Sunny Singh, Catherine Johnson, Yvvette Edwards, Musa Okwonga, and Alex Wheatle.}} |{{sortname|last=Ross|first=Jacob}} |''{{sort|1=Bone Readers|2=The Bone Readers}}'' | |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cain |first=Sian |date=17 March 2017 |title=Caribbean crime thriller wins inaugural prize for only BAME writers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/17/the-bone-readers-jacob-ross-caribbean-thriller-jhalak-prize |access-date=6 March 2018 |language=en |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-date=6 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202424/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/17/the-bone-readers-jacob-ross-caribbean-thriller-jhalak-prize |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-03-20 |title=Awards: Bancroft; Jhalak; Tony Ryan |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2960 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322130612/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2960 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Hargrave|first=Kiran Millwood}} |''{{sort|1=Girl Of Ink And Stars|2=The Girl of Ink and Stars}}'' |{{sort|1=Chicken House|2=The Chicken House}} |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2017">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-02-07 |title=Awards: Jhalak Shortlist |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2932 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322135425/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2932 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Mukherjee|first=Abir}} |''{{sort|1=Rising Man|2=A Rising Man}}'' |Harvill Secker |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2017" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Okojie|first=Irenosen}} |''Speak Gigantular'' |Jacaranda Books |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2017" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Olusoga|first=David}} |''Black and British: A Forgotten History'' |Macmillan Publishers |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2017" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Younge|first=Gary}} |''Another Day In The Death Of America'' |Faber |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2017" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2018{{Efn|The 2018 judges were Sunny Singh, Catherine Johnson, Tanya Byrne, Vera Chok, and Noo Saro-Wiwa.}} |{{sortname|last=Eddo-Lodge|first=Reni}} |''Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race'' | |Winner |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2018-03-15 |title=Reni Eddo-Lodge wins Jhalak prize for British writers of colour |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/15/reni-eddo-lodge-wins-jhalak-prize-why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race |access-date=2023-06-10 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=16 March 2018 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-03-19 |title=Awards: Jhalak Winner; LBF International Excellence |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3207 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504110457/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3207 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Aslam|first=Nadeem}} |''{{sort|1=Golden Legend|2=The Golden Legend}}'' |Faber |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2018">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-02-21 |title=Awards: Tufts Poetry Winners; Jhalak Prize Shortlist |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3189 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225044242/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3189 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Chingonyi|first=Kayo}} |''Kumukanda'' |Chatto & Windus |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2018" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Guo|first=Xiaolu}} |''Once Upon a Time in the East'' |Chatto & Windus |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2018" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Kandasamy|first=Meena}} |''When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife'' |Atlantic Books |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2018" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Millwood-Hargrave|first=Kiran}} |''{{sort|1=Island at the End of Everything|2=The Island at the End of Everything}}'' |{{sort|1=Chicken House|2=The Chicken House}} |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2018" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2019{{Efn|The 2019 judges were Anna Perera, Sabrina Mahfouz, Sarah Shaffi, and Siana Bangura.}} |{{sortname|last=Gunaratne|first=Guy}} |''In Our Mad and Furious City'' | |Winner |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Jack |date=2019-05-01 |title='The London book of our lifetime': Guy Gunaratne wins Jhalak prize |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/01/the-london-book-of-our-lifetime-guy-gunaratne-wins-jhalak-prize |access-date=2020-01-11 |issn=0261-3077 |via= |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-05-03 |title=Awards: Wellcome Book; Jhalak; Prix Voltaire |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3487 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420100257/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3487 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Akala |''Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire'' |Two Roads |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2019">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-04-09 |title=Awards: Rathbones Folio Finalists; Jhalak Shortlist |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3469 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207013546/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3469 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Agrawal|first=Roma}} |''Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures'' |Bloomsbury |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2019" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Antrobus|first=Raymond}} |''{{sort|1=Perseverance|2=The Perseverance}}'' |Penned in the Margins |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2019" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Forna|first=Aminatta}} |''Happiness'' |Bloomsbury |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2019" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Rauf|first=Onjali Q.}} |''{{sort|1=Boy At the Back of the Class|2=The Boy At the Back of the Class}}'' |Orion Children's Books |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2019" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2020{{Efn|The 2020 judges were Roy McFarlane, Anita Sethi, Nikesh Shukla, and Kerry Young.}} |{{sortname|last=Pitts|first=Johny}} |''Afropean: Notes From Black Europe'' | |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cain |first=Sian |date=26 May 2020 |title=Johny Pitts wins Jhalak prize for 'beautiful' history of black Europe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/26/johny-pitts-wins-jhalak-prize-for-beautiful-history-of-black-europe |access-date=26 May 2020 |language=en |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-29 |title=Awards: Jhalak Winner |url=https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3749#m48643 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=3 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203200845/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3749#m48643 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Atta|first=Dean}} |''{{sort|1=Black Flamingo|2=The Black Flamingo}}'' |Hodder Children's |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2020">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-04-16 |title=Awards: Jhalak Shortlist |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3719 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001075310/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3719 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Battle-Felton|first=Yvonne}} |''Remembered'' |Dialogue Books |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2020" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Carty-Williams|first=Candice}} |''Queenie'' |Orion |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2020" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Chan|first=Mary Jean}} |''Flèche'' |Faber |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2020" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Gunesekera|first=Romesh}} |''Suncatcher'' |Bloomsbury |Shortlist |<ref name="shelfshort2020" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2021{{Efn|The 2021 judges were Yvonne Battle-Felton, Louise Doughty and Peter Kalu.}} |{{sortname|last=Makumbi|first=Jennifer Nansubuga}} |''{{sort|1=First Woman|2=The First Woman}}'' | |Winner |<ref name="flood">{{cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=25 May 2021 |title=Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Patrice Lawrence win Jhalak prizes for writers of colour |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/may/25/jennifer-nansubuga-makumbi-and-patrice-lawrence-win-jhalak-prizes-for-writers-of-colour |access-date=2 June 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="shelfwin2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-01 |title=Awards: Reading the West, Jhalak Winners |url=https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4244#m56481 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207084717/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4244#m56481 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Ante|first=Romalyn}} |''Antiemetic for Homesickness'' |Chatto & Windus |Shortlist |<ref name="short2021">{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-04-14 |title=Shortlist announced for 2021 Jhalak Prize for BAME writers |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/04/14/185062/shortlist-announced-for-2021-jhalak-prize-for-bame-writers/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-04-17 |website=Books+Publishing |language=en-AU |archive-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=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/ }}</ref><ref name="shelfshort2021">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-04-15 |title=Awards: Whiting Winners; Jhalak and Sheikh Zayed Shortlists |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3965 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162437/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3965 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Cho|first=Catherine}} |''Inferno'' |Bloomsbury |Shortlist |<ref name="short2021" /><ref name="shelfshort2021" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Long|first=Rachel}} |''My Darling From the Lions'' |Picador |Shortlist |<ref name="short2021" /><ref name="shelfshort2021" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Massey|first=Katy}} |''Are We Home Yet'' |Jacaranda Books |Shortlist |<ref name="short2021" /><ref name="shelfshort2021" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Mendez|first=Paul}} |''Rainbow Milk'' |Dialogue Books |Shortlist |<ref name="short2021" /><ref name="shelfshort2021" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2022{{Efn|The 2022 judges were Mary Jean Chan, Chimene Suleyman and Stephen S. Thompson.}} |{{sortname|last=Khan|first=Sabba}} |''{{sort|1=Roles We Play|2=The Roles We Play}}'' | |Winner |<ref name="mechler">{{Cite web |last=Mechler |first=Anita |last2=Merlene |first2=Kate |date=2022-06-02 |title=Sabba Khan Wins the 2022 Jhalak Prize |url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/sabba-khan-wins-the-2022-jhalak-prize-bookpulse |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Library Journal |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119215527/https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/sabba-khan-wins-the-2022-jhalak-prize-bookpulse |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Akbar|first=Arifa}} |''Consumed'' |Sceptre |Shortlist |<ref name="short2022">{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-20 |title=Jhalak Prize 2022 shortlists announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/04/20/213160/shortlist-announced-for-2022-jhalak-prize-for-bame-writers/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Books+Publishing |language=en-AU |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="shelfshort2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Awards: Oates Winner; Jhalak Shortlists |url=https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4215#m56028 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624113219/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4215#m56028 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Arshi|first=Mona}} |''Somebody Loves You'' |And Other Stories |Shortlist |<ref name="short2022" /><ref name="shelfshort2022" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Capildeo|first=Vahni}} |''Like a Tree, Walking'' |Carcenet Press |Shortlist |<ref name="short2022" /><ref name="shelfshort2022" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Cin|first=Tice}} |''Keeping the House'' |And Other Stories |Shortlist |<ref name="short2022" /><ref name="shelfshort2022" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Kei}} |''Things I Have Withheld'' |Canongate Books |Shortlist |<ref name="short2022" /><ref name="shelfshort2022" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2023{{Efn|The 2023 judges were Haleh Agar, Yaba Badoe, Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Maisie Chan, Irfan Master and Monisha Rajesh. }} |{{sortname|last=Alabanza|first=Travis}} |''None of the Above'' | |Winner |<ref name="win2023">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-29 |title=Alabanza, Jawando win 2023 Jhalak Prizes |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/05/29/231559/alabanza-jawando-win-2023-jhalak-prizes/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Books+Publishing |publisher= |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601042117/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/05/29/231559/alabanza-jawando-win-2023-jhalak-prizes/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="shelfwin2023">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-05-26 |title=Awards: Plutarch, Jhalak Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4489 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604231038/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4489 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Banwo|first=Ayanna Lloyd}} |''When We Were Birds'' |Hamish Hamilton |Shortlist |<ref name="short2023">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Jhalak Prize 2023 shortlists announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/04/20/229853/jhalak-prize-2023-shortlists-announced/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Books+Publishing |publisher= |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601004406/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/04/20/229853/jhalak-prize-2023-shortlists-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Hui|first=Angela|dab=writer}} |''Takeaway'' |Trapeze |Shortlist |<ref name="short2023" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Joseph|first=Paterson}} |''{{sort|1=Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho|2=The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho}}'' |Dialogue Books |Shortlist |<ref name="short2023" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Patel|first=Sheena}} |''I'm a Fan'' |Rough Trade Books |Shortlist |<ref name="short2023" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Pati|first=Anita}} |''Hiding to Nothing'' |Liverpool University Press |Shortlist |<ref name="short2023" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2024{{Efn|The 2024 judges were Anni Domingo, Danielle Jawando, Stella Oni, J. P. Rose, Denise Saul and Rashmi Sirdeshpande.}} |{{sortname|last=Yeebo |first=Yepoka }} |''Anansi's Gold: The man who swindled the world '' |Bloomsbury |Winner |<ref name="short2024" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Jhalak prizes 2024 winners announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/06/03/252741/jhalak-prizes-2024-winners-announced/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Allen-Paisant |first=Jason }} |''Self-Portrait as Othello'' |Carcanet | Shortlist |<ref name="short2024">{{cite web |title=The Prize: 2024 Shortlist |url=https://www.jhalakprize.com/the-prize |website=Jhalak Prize |access-date=20 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420221043/https://www.jhalakprize.com/the-prize |archive-date=20 April 2024 |language=en | url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Burnett |first=Elizabeth-Jane }} |''Twelve Words for Moss'' |Penguin |Shortlist |<ref name="short2024" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Crooks |first=Jacqueline }} |''Fire Rush'' |Vintage |Shortlist |<ref name="short2024" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Masud |first=Noreen }} |''{{sort|Flat Place|A Flat Place}} '' |Penguin |Shortlist |<ref name="short2024" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Rao |first=Ami }} |''Boundary Road'' |Everything With Words |Shortlist |<ref name="short2024" /> |}
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==Prose Prize== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Jhalak Prose Prize winners and shortlists !Year !Author !Title !Publisher !Result !Ref. |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2025 | ''N.S. Nuseibeh'' | ''Namesake'' | | Winner | rowspan="6" | <ref name="tg jun 25">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/04/british-palestinian-writer-ns-nuseibeh-wins-jhalak-prose-prize-for-writers-of-colour|title=British-Palestinian writer NS Nuseibeh wins Jhalak prose prize for writers of colour|work=The Guardian|first=Ella|last=Creamer|date=4 June 2025|accessdate=10 June 2025}}</ref> |- | Maame Blue | ''The Rest of You'' | | rowspan="5" | Shortlist |- | Aniefiok Ekpoudom | ''Where We Come From'' | |- | Ashani Lewis | ''Everest'' | |- | Hisham Matar | ''My Friends'' | |- | Varaidzo | ''Manny and the Baby'' | |- |}
==Poetry Prize== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Jhalak Poetry Prize winners and shortlists !Year !Author !Title !Publisher !Result !Ref. |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2025 | Mimi Khalvati | ''Collected Poems'' | | Winner | rowspan="6" | <ref name="tg jun 25"/> |- | Amaan Hyder | ''Self-Portrait with Family'' | | rowspan="5" | Shortlist |- | Karen McCarthy Woolf | ''Top Doll'' | |- | Gboyega Odubanjo | ''Adam'' | |- | Azad Ashim Sharma | ''Boiled Owls'' | |- | Rushika Wick | ''Horse'' | |- |}
== Children's and Young Adult Prize recipients == {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Jhalak Children's and Young Adult Prize winners and shortlists !Year !Author !Title !Publisher !Result !Ref. |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2021 |{{sortname|last=Lawrence|first=Patrice}} |''Eight Pieces of Silva'' | |Winner |<ref name="flood" /><ref name="shelfwin2022" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Parkes|first=Nii Ayikwei}} and Avril Filomeno |''{{Sort|GA Picture Alphabet|The GA Picture Alphabet}}'' |Kane Series | rowspan="5" | Shortlist | rowspan="5" | <ref name="short2021" /><ref name="shelfshort2021" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Getten|first=Kereen}} |''When Life Gives You Mangoes'' |Pushkin Children's |- |{{sortname|last=Jawando|first=Danielle}} |''And the Stars Were Burning Brightly'' |Simon & Schuster |- |{{sortname|last=Johnson|first=Catherine|dab=novelist}} |''Queen of Freedom'' |Pushkin Children's |- |{{sortname|last=Sturton|first=Margaret}} |''{{Sort|Fox Called Herbert|A Fox Called Herbert}}'' |Andersen Press |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2022 |{{sortname|last=Chan|first=Maisie}} |''Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths'' |Piccadilly Press |Winner |<ref name="mechler" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Àbíké-Íyímídé|first=Faridah}} |''Ace of Spades'' |Usborne Publishing | rowspan="5" | Shortlist | rowspan="5" | <ref name="short2022" /><ref name="shelfshort2022" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Blackman|first=Malorie}} and Dapo Adeola |''We're Going to Find the Monster'' |Puffin Books |- |{{sortname|last=Boakye|first=Jeffrey}}, illus by Ngadi Smart |''{{Sort|Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs|The Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs}}'' |Faber |- |{{sortname|last=Henry|first=Rebecca}} |{{Sort|Sound of Everything|The Sound of Everything}} |Everything With Words |- |{{sortname|last=Mann|first=Manjeet}} |''{{Sort|Crossing|The Crossing}}'' |Penguin |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2023 |{{sortname|last=Jawando|first=Danielle}} |''When our Worlds Collided'' |Simon & Schuster |Winner |<ref name="win2023" /><ref name="shelfwin2023" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Farfort|first=Lucy}} |''In Our Hands'' |Tate | rowspan="5" | Shortlist | rowspan="5" | <ref name="short2023" /> |- |{{sortname|last=McCurdy|first=Janelle}}, illus by Ana Latese |''Mia and the Lightcasters'' |Faber |- |{{sortname|last=Pillainayagam|first=Christine}} |''Ellie Pillai Is Brown'' |Faber |- |{{sortname|last=Lin|first=Ann Sei}} |''Rebel Skies'' |Walker Books |- |{{sortname|last=Sirdeshpande|first=Rashmi}}, illus. by Ruchi Mhasane |''Dadaji’s Paintbrush'' |Andersen Press |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2024 |{{sortname|last=Khan|first=Hiba Noor}} |''Safiyyah's War'' |Andersen Press |Winner |<ref name="childshort2024" /><ref name=":0" /> |- |{{sortname|Nadia|Shireen}} |''Geoffrey Gets The Jitters'' |Penguin Random House | rowspan="5" | Shortlist | rowspan="5" | <ref name="childshort2024">{{Cite web |title=The Prize - Children's & YA |url=https://www.jhalakprize.com/childrens-ya |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Jhalak Prize |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208222007/https://www.jhalakprize.com/childrens-ya |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Benjamin Dean |''How to Die Famous'' |Simon & Schuster |- |{{sortname|last=Lessore|first=Nathaneal}} |''Steady for This'' |Hot Key Books |- |{{sortname|last=Meza|first=Erika}} |''To the Other Side'' |Hachette Children's |- |{{sortname|last=Gourlay|first=Candy}} |''Wild Song'' |David Fickling |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2025 | Nathanael Lessore | ''King of Nothing'' | | Winner | rowspan="6" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/mimi-khalvati-ns-nuseibeh-and-nathanael-lessore-win-the-2025-jhalak-prizes|title=Mimi Khalvati, NS Nuseibeh and Nathanael Lessore win the 2025 Jhalak Prizes|work=The Bookseller|first=Heloise|last=Wood|date=4 June 2025|accessdate=10 June 2025}}</ref> |- | Lanisha Butterfield and Hoang Giang | ''Flower Block'' | | rowspan="5" | Shortlist |- | Dev Kothari | ''Bringing Back Kay-Kay'' | |- | Ayaan Mohamud | ''The Thread That Connects Us'' | |- | Chibundu Onuzo | ''Mayowa and the Sea of Words'' | |- | Ashley Thorpe | ''The Thread That Connects Us'' | |- |}
== Notes == {{Notelist}}
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links == * [https://www.jhalakprize.com/ Official website] * Sunny Singh, [https://mediadiversified.org/2017/09/19/first-year-of-jhalak-prize-paints-a-grim-picture-of-diversity-in-publishing/ "First year of Jhalak Prize paints a grim picture of diversity in publishing"], Media Diversified, 19 September 2017.
Category:Awards established in 2017 Category:British fiction awards Category:British literary awards Category:Literary awards honoring minority groups