Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2008 Shortlist announcement June 25, 2009

The Vodafone Crossword Book Award recognizes and rewards the best of Indian writing and ensures that works of merit reach a wider audience. The awards are given out for the best work in English Fiction, English Non-Fiction and Indian Language Fiction Translation.

A 'Popular Award' has also been introduced; through which readers can vote for their favourite book short-listed in the English Fiction and English Non-Fiction categories.

The awards for English Fiction, English Non-Fiction and Indian Language Fiction translation each carry a cash prize of Rs. 3 Lakhs, a citation and a trophy. The 'Popular Award' entitles the winning author to a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a certificate.

Do join us as Mani Sankar Mukherji (Winner in the Indian Language Fiction Translation category for "Chowringhee"), Namita Devidayal (Winner of the Popular award for "The Music Room"), Urvashi Butalia (Co-Founder, Kali for Women) & R. Sriram (Founder, Crossword Bookstores) announce this year's shortlist for the final awards.

Official Website: http://crosswordbookstores.com/html/cwba-homepage.htm