Jhalak Prize
The Jhalak Prize was founded in March 2017 and its new sister award Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize was founded in 2020. The prizes celebrate books by British and British resident BAME writers.
Longlist announcement:
14 March 2024
Shortlist announcement:
11 April 2024
Winner announcement:
May 2024
Jhalak Prize
2023 Winner:
None of the Above, Travis Alabanza
Shortlist:
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, Paterson Joseph
I’m a Fan, Sheena Patel
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Hiding to Nothing, Anita Pati
Takeaway, Angela Hui
None of the Above, Travis Alabanza
Longlist~
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, Paterson Joseph
Birdgirl, Mya-Rose Craig
The Attic Child, Lola Jaye
Here Again Now, Okechukwu Nzelu
Losing the Plot, Derek Owusu
I’m a Fan, Sheena Patel
Hiding to Nothing, Anita Pati
Another Way to Split Water, Alycia Pirmohamed
The Room Between Us, Denise Saul
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Takeaway, Angela Hui
None of the Above, Travis Alabanza
2022 Past Winner ~ The Roles We Play by Sabba Khan
2021 Past Winner ~ The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
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Jhalak Children’s & YA
2023 Winner:
When Our Worlds Collided, Danielle Jawando
Shortlist:
Ellie Pillai Is Brown Christine Pillainayagam
Rebel Skies, Ann Sei Lin
Dadaji’s Paintbrush, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, ill. Ruchi Mhasane
In Our Hands, Lucy Farfort
Mia And The Lightcasters, Janelle McCurdy, ill. Ana Latese
When Our Worlds Collided, Danielle Jawando
Longlist ~
Windrush Child John Agard, ill. Sophie Bass
In Our Hands, Lucy Farfort
Creeping Beauty, Joseph Coelho, ill. Freya Hartas
These Are The Words, Nikita Gill
When Our Worlds Collided, Danielle Jawando
Needle, Patrice Lawrence
Mia And The Lightcasters, Janelle McCurdy, ill. Ana Latese
Onyeka And The Academy Of The Sun, Tolá Okogwu
Ellie Pillai Is Brown Christine Pillainayagam
The Haunting Of Tyrese Walker, J.P. Rose
Rebel Skies, Ann Sei Lin
Dadaji’s Paintbrush, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, ill. Ruchi Mhasane
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2022 Past Winner ~ Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths by Maisie Chan
2021 Past Winner ~ Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence