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Congratulations to our winners for 2024: 1. Jhalak Prize: @yepoka for #AnansisGold 2. Jhalak C&YA Prize: @HibaNoorKhan1 for #SafiyyahsWar Thank you to @SamerAbdelnour and #YousefSaif for creating these stunning works of art for the winners #jhalakprize24

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

4 years

A #thread of books exploring racism and race. It includes fiction, poetry, non-fiction because we need to hear many voices. These are UK-centric because we are here trying to dismantle white supremacy in Britain. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterUK

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Announcing our 2019 longlist. Twelve brilliant books. Twelve incredible writers. Go get them.

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We are giving away FIVE copies of #Afropean by @johnypitts . Simply follow us and RT or like this tweet #CelebrateWritersofColour #giveaway

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IT IS HERE!!! Our 2020 #longlist and your “new favourite books”

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Thanks for sharing our reading list thread. We hope you'll buy & read the authors. Anti-racist education starts early so here is a #thread of #YA and #childrens books from our #longlists and #judge (again UK specific). #BlackLivesMattter #BlackLivesMatterUK #readtheonepercent

Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

4 years

A #thread of books exploring racism and race. It includes fiction, poetry, non-fiction because we need to hear many voices. These are UK-centric because we are here trying to dismantle white supremacy in Britain. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterUK

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Delighted to share our 2022 Jhalak Prize #longlist with 12 incredible #mustread books! #JhalakPrize22

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@jhalakprize

5 years

Announcing the 2019 #shortlist for the Jhalak Prize: 1. @RomaTheEngineer , Built 2. @akalamusic , Natives 3. @RaymondAntrobus , The Perseverance 4. @aminattaforna , Happiness 5. @guygunaratne , In Our Mad and Furious City 6. @OnjaliRauf , The Boy At the Back of the Class

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

3 years

HERE ARE OUR WINNERS OF THE 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ JHALAK PRIZE 🎉 The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ( @OneworldNews ) ,🎉 Eight Pieces of Silva by @LawrencePatrice (Hodder Children's Books) #JhalakPrizeAt5

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

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We are delighted to announce our winners for 2023: 1. Jhalak Prize: @travisalabanza for #NoneoftheAbove ( @canongatebooks ) 2. Jhalak C&YA Prize: #Danielle Jawando for #WhenOurWorldsCollided ( @simonschusterUK ) CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS! #jhalakprize23

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Jhalak Prize

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2 years

Announcing winners of the 2022 Jhalak Prize: @sabbakhan_ for #TheRolesWePlay ( @MyriadEditions ) And Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize: @MaisieWrites for #DannyChungDoesNotDoMaths ( @PiccadillyPress )

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Delighted to share our 2022 Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize longlist of 12 amazing #mustread books #JhalakPrize22

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

4 years

We are thrilled to announce: The Jhalak Children's & YA Prize for books. We are honoured to have the legendary children's publisher and writer Verna Wilkins as well as the amazing @Kiran_MH and @candygourlay . The Jhalak Prize and Jhalak CYA Prize are now open for submissions

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

6 years

The winner of this year’s #JhalakPrize is @renireni for her exceptional Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race.

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

5 years

And the winner is....

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

3 years

2021 #Longlist for Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

4 years

ANNOUNCING OUR 2020 SHORTLIST. Six Books That Voice Clarion Calls for Richer Ways of Being: @DeanAtta ' #TheBlackFlamingo ; @YBattleFelton 's #Remembered ; @CandiceC_W 's #Queenie ; @maryjean_chan 's #Fleche ; @RomeshG 's #Suncatcher ; and @johnypitts 's #Afropean

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Jhalak Prize

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Announcing the #longlist for Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize 2023

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Announcing the #longlist for Jhalak Prize 2023 #jhalakprize23

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6 years

We're so proud to announce our longlist for 2018 #Jhalakprize

Jhalak book prize for writers of colour announces 2018 longlist

The prize, which was founded in 2017 releases a stunning list of works by British writers

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We are delighted to announce the shortlists for Jhalak Prize and Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize for 2023. Congratulations to all shortlisted authors. #jhalakprize23

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@jhalakprize

3 years

Announcing the 2021 shortlists for: 1. Jhalak Prize 2. Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize Congratulations to all shortlisted authors.

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

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SO excited to announce our 2024 shortlists for 1. Jhalak Prize and 2. Jhalak C&YA Prize Congratulations to all our shortlistees! #jhalakprize24 #jhalakprize

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

4 months

Delighted to announce the longlist for Jhalak Prize 2024 Each of these books is a literary gem, to be admired, loved and treasured forever. Our immense gratitude to the writers, creatives, publishers for bringing us this treasure trove! #jhalakprize24

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

2 years

#GiveawayAlert as we prepare to announce our annual shortlists, we are giving away a full set of books longlisted for the 2022 Jhalak C&YA Prize (for community & school libraries only). We'll announce the winner tomorrow at 5 pm Reply & RT for a chance to win. #jhalakprize2022

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3 years

Announcing not one but TWO #longlists : 1. The fifth 2021 Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year 2. The VERY FIRST Jhalak Children's & YA Prize

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@jhalakprize

9 months

Today's #BookshopDay ! To celebrate we are partnering with @book_tokens to #giveaway 5 gorgeous gift cards to spend in your local bookshop. These are designed by Jhalak C&YA Prize longlisted illustrator #SophieBass . To win reply & RT this tweet before 5 pm Monday. #ChooseBookshops

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OMG! Have you SEEN our 2023 longlists? Aren't the stunning? Each one is a jewel, an entire treasure trove all by itself. (Links to information on books and where to buy in replies) #JhalakPrize23

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

2 years

We are delighted to announce our 2022 #shortlists for 1. Jhalak Prize 2. Jhalak C&YA Prize Thank you to our judges @maryjean_chan @chimenesuleyman @ss_thompson @LawrencePatrice @sufiyaahmed @BlueBirdTail . Congratulations to all our shortlistees #shortlist #JhalakPrize2022

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

3 years

Inaugural #longlist for Jhalak Children's & YA Prize

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

4 months

Delighted to announce the longlist for Jhalak Children's and Young Adult Prize 2024 Each of these books is a literary gem, to be admired, loved and treasured forever. Huge gratitude to the writers, creatives, publishers for bringing us this treasure trove! #jhalakprize24

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@jhalakprize

2 years

Have you seen our brilliant 2022 longlists? #JhalakPrize22

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@jhalakprize

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Delighted to announce our winners for 2024: 1. Jhalak Prize: @yepoka for #AnansisGold : The Man Who Swindled The World ( @BloomsburyBooks 2. Jhalak C&YA Prize: @HibaNoorKhan1 for #SafiyyahsWar ( @AndersenPress ) Congratulations!

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

6 years

A morning spent organising submissions and getting slightly concerned. PUBLISHERS: did you not publish books by writers of colour in 2018? Or you just haven't sent them in? We are open for submissions NOW!!!!! Please send in those books.

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

3 years

We are appalled at the information about the publisher of @MadnessColourOf . It is an extremely valuable, pathbreaking and necessary book and our hearts go out to the editors and contributors who worked so hard and shared so much of themselves to create this powerful volume 1/2

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

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Congratulations to @travisalabanza , winner of Jhalak Prize for #NoneoftheAbove and #DanielleJawando , winner of Jhalak C&YA Prize for #WhenOurWorldsCollided . And thank you to @creative_dy and #SharonAdebisi who created the unique art for our winners #jhalakprize23

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@jhalakprize

6 months

Excited to announce #TheReview by @writersmosaic and Jhalak, a new publication by writers of the global majority about great writing from the global majority. To be published twice a year as an insert in @thebookseller by an extraordinary team of curators, reviewers and writers.

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

3 months

ALERT: we announce our 2024 shortlists TOMORROW. To celebrate we're giving away ONE complete set each of our 2024 longlists to a school or community library. For a chance to win, reply to this tweet with your choice of: Jhalak Prize OR Jhalak C&YA Prize before 9 A.M, 18-4-24

Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

4 months

HAVE YOU SEEN our longlists for 2024 yet? Here is a treasure trove of literature and each book is an invaluable gem! #jhalakprize24

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

2 years

For Black History Month, we are giving away some books by some of our favourite Black British writers. Some are from our 2022 long and shortlists while others are books we believe that should be read by LOTS more readers. Watch our TL for more info and chances to win! #giveaway

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1 year

#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the lush, seductive, complex #WhenWeWereBirds by @AyaRoots , shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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@jhalakprize

3 years

Have you SEEN our 2021 shortlists? We are so excited! #JhalakPrizeAt5

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@jhalakprize

2 years

As we prepare to announce our winners tonight we are giving away a FULL Jhalak C&YA Prize 2022 longlist to a school or community library (UK only). RT & reply to this for a chance to win these AMAZING BOOKS! #Giveaway winner announced tomorrow! #jhalakprize22 #giveawayalert

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@jhalakprize

8 months

We LOVE the gift cards designed by Jhalak C&YA Prize longlisted illustrator #SophieBass . To celebrate her extraordinary work, we are giving away copies of her glorious book, John Agard's #WindrushChild To win reply & RT this tweet before 5 pm tomorrow #GiveawayAlert #giveaway

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the powerful and moving #SafiyyahsWar by @HibaNoorKhan1 , shortlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2024, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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@jhalakprize

2 years

How fabulous is this #shortlist ? We continue our annual #giveaway of books from our #longlists with a full set of our Jhalak C&YA Prize 2022 shortlist. To enter, RT & reply to this tweet before 5 pm tomorrow. (UK only)

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@jhalakprize

1 year

#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the stunning, moving memoir #Takeaway by @angela_hui , shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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@jhalakprize

3 years

Ah continuing in that royal/Philip/British tradition of casual racism! Remind me how there is no institutional racism in Britain....

Harry Kind

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3 years

"He was always two steps behind. Like an Indian Bride as they say" Who the hell is "they" in this scenario other than Andrew Marr?

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the epic historical novel #TheAtticChild by @LolaJaye , longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the epic historical novel #CharlesIgnatiusSancho by @ignatius_sancho , shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

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TODAY! We launch #TheReview , an editorially independent bi-annual insert in @thebookseller , entirely produced by and featuring writers of the global majority. Brought to you by Jhalak Prize and @writersmosaic . A short🧵

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@jhalakprize

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This extraordinary work titled Refaat's Angel has been created for the Jhalak Prize 2024 winner by @SamerAbdelnour . Cast in bronze, it honours poet and scholar @itranslate123 . It was presented to @yepoka at the #JhalakPrize24 awards yesterday. #jhalakartresidency

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of #LeilaAboulela 's sweeping, powerful historical novel #RiverSpirit , longlisted for Jhalak Prize 24, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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@jhalakprize

2 years

Congratulations to 2022 Jhalak Prize shortlistees: @VCapildeo @sabbakhan_ @Arifa_Akbar @ticecin @keimiller and @arshi_mona . #JhalakPrize2022 #shortlist

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

3 years

Appropriate day to share this photograph of #Jhalak - for whom our awards and projects are named. She was staunchly anti-Raj, determinedly feminist, and although she had been an 'Indian bride,' she only ever walked ahead or shoulder to shoulder. #JhalakPrizeAt5

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

1 year

Our 2023 Jhalak Prize shortlist features @travisalabanza @angela_hui @ignatius_sancho @AyaRoots @Sheena_Patel_ and @patiani . Congratulations to all shortlisted authors! #jhalakprize23 #jhalakprize

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@jhalakprize

1 year

It's TODAY! We announce our 2023 winners this evening at the @britishlibrary and the wonderful @eventsBL will be livestreaming the event. Link to register in reply. Look for #JhalakPrize23 #JhalakShowcase tags as we celebrate our brilliant shortlistees for 2023

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

4 years

We are honoured to host the letter of love to our trans and non-binary family and friends on our #BooksWeLove blog:

We stand in support of trans and non-binary people and their rights.

This is a message of love and solidarity for the trans and non-binary community

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Jhalak Prize

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We announce the winners of our two awards this evening at @britishlibrary . But first can we get a round of applause for these GLORIOUS shortlists? #jhalakprize24

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@jhalakprize

1 year

Our 2023 Jhalak Children's and Young Adult Prize shortlist features @lucyfarfort , Danielle Jawando, @JanelleLMccurdy @CPillainayagam @AnnSeiLin1 and @RashmiWriting (ill. @ruchimhasane ) Congratulations to all shortlisted authors! #jhalakprize23 #jhalakprize

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

2 months

#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of @AasmahMir 's tender and candid memoir #AGlasgowGirl (previously A Pebble in the Throat), longlisted for Jhalak Prize 24, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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@jhalakprize

4 years

Over 200 writers and publishers have signed our letter in support of trans and non-binary people. We are proud to stand in solidarity:

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@jhalakprize

3 years

Delighted - and terrifically proud - to announce our brilliant 2022 judges! 1. Jhalak Prize: @maryjean_chan @chimenesuleyman and @ss_thompson 2. Jhalak C&YA Prize: @sufiyaahmed @BlueBirdTail and @LawrencePatrice More here:

Our Judges | Jhalak Prize

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Jhalak Prize

@jhalakprize

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of @JosephACoelho 's #PoetryPrompts , a delightful introduction to poetry for young readers, longlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2024, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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@jhalakprize

1 year

#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of fascinating, poignant #Birdgirl by @BirdgirlUK , longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway

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@jhalakprize

3 years

@lauraewaddell Thank you Laura. We are deeply upset by this information. The book is a valuable contribution and our first worry is for the editors and contributors who have been exploited and exposed to harm this way. We will reach out to them now.

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@jhalakprize

4 years

We are a community focussed initiative but this email from a reader moved us immensely. These are the books that matter to us. These are the books we exist to celebrate. Thank you. So dear @ChattoBooks please ensure you submit @RomalynAnte ’s book to us

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Jhalak Prize

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the unflinching, exquisite memoir #AFlatPlace by @NoreenMasud , shortlisted for Jhalak Prize 24, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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@jhalakprize

3 years

We are SO excited to invite you to our fifth awards ceremony at @britishlibrary . It is available for viewing across the globe and for viewing live or as catch for 48 hours. Do join us to celebrate #JhalakPrizeAt5 . Link to register in the follow up tweet.

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#GiveawayAlert to celebrate the announcement of our shortlists tomorrow, we are giving away a full set of 2023 Jhalak C&YA Prize shortlist to a community or school library. To win, RT & reply here. We'll announce the winner at noon, 18th April, 2023 giveaway #jhalakprize23

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the hilariously magical #CreepingBeauty by @JosephACoelho (illustrated @FreyaHartas ), longlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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2 months

#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of laugh-out-loud, heartwarming #GeoffreyGetsTheJitters by @NadiaShireen , shortlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2024, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of heartbreaking, impossible to forget #Needle by @LawrencePatrice , longlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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2 years

NEWS: We are delighted to announce our judges for our 2023 awards: 1. Jhalak Prize: @HalehAgar @VCapildeo and #MonishaRajesh 2. Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize: @MaisieWrites @Irfan_Master and @yaba_badoe . Can you believe this is our SEVENTH year!?!? #JhalakPrize23

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Congratulations to our 2022 Jhalak C&YA Prize #shortlistees : @jeffreykboakye @MaisieWrites #RebeccaHenry @malorieblackman @DapsDraws @faridahlikestea @ManjeetMann #JhalakPrize2022 #shortlist

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of John Agard's #WindrushChild , exquisitely illustrated by Sophie Bass, and longlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the exquisite, luminous #TwelveWordsForMoss by Elizabeth-Jane Burnett, shortlisted for Jhalak Prize 24, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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@jhalakprize

4 years

We are the minnows in the sea of literary prizes but our prize is committed to equality and justice on all intersections of human experience...and narrative. We are saddened and disappointed by this statement.

The Booker Prizes

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4 years

Read the statement on behalf of the Booker Prize Foundation:

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Jhalak Prize

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3 years

#GiveawayAlert (UK only): We have TWO copies of @Kiran_MH 's #TheMercies - longlisted for our 2021 prize - to giveaway as we celebrate her brilliant work. Reply to this tweet before 3 pm, 24th May for a chance to win.

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@jhalakprize

6 years

Hello people: Jhalak Prize submissions are open now. And we accept ALL genres of work by writers of colour in the Britain. Send in those books:

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4 years

Further news: after our initial four years we have secured funding till 2025 for both our prizes. This means we can continue to not only award the prizes but keep working on behalf of our community of writers of colour. Have an idea or can imagine a change? Get in touch

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SUCH an amazing book.

'The London book of our lifetime': Guy Gunaratne wins Jhalak prize

In Our Mad and Furious City, which was spurred by the murder of Lee Rigby and nominated for the Man Booker prize, takes the award for writers of colour

www.theguardian.com

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Jhalak Prize Announce Launch of a New Children's & YA Prize and Opens 2021 Submissions for Both Prizes -

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@jhalakprize

3 years

When you get this week’s print copy of @thebookseller , turn it over to see the back cover. Thanks @miriamkate for this pic 😊😊😊😊

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To celebrate the announcement of our 2024 longlists on 14th March, we're giving away #DanielleJawando 's #WhenOurWorldsCollided , winner of Jhalak C&YA Prize 2023. For a chance to win, RT + reply to this tweet by 5 pm Wednesday, 13 March (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of ambitious, profoundly moving novel #LosingThePlot by @DerekVsOwusu , longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of searing, addictive novel #ImAFan by @Sheena_Patel_ , shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the poignant moving #DadajisPaintbrush by @RashmiWriting & @ruchimhasane , shortlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of @AnyakwoDiana 's gorgeous #MyLifeAsAChameleon , longlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2024, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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3 years

The 2021 Jhalak Prize Book of the Year is here: #JhalakPrizeAt5

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1 year

#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the magical #OnyekandtheAcademyoftheSun by @TolaOkogwu , longlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize23 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase #giveaway

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the luminous poetry collection #BrightFear by @maryjean_chan , longlisted for Jhalak Prize 24, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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3 years

#GiveawayAlert (UK only): to celebrate #JhalakPrizeAt5 , today we are giving away THREE copies of: 1. @stephaniewscott 's powerful debut #WhatsLeftofMeisYours from our 2021 #longlist . Follow & reply to this tweet for a chance to win. We'll announce the winner at noon tomorrow

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4 months

To celebrate the announcement of our 2024 longlists on 14th March, we are giving away copies of #NoneoftheAbove by @travisalabanza , the winner of Jhalak Prize 2023. For a chance to win, RT + reply to this tweet by 5 pm Wednesday, 13 March (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway

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#GiveawayAlert : to win a copy of the stunning, powerful picture book #ToTheOtherSide by @ErikaDraws , shortlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2024, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only). #jhalakprize24 #giveaway #JhalakShowcase

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5 years

It is here! The fourth year of the Jhalak Prize is now open for submissions. This year’s amazing judges are: Roy McFarlane, @anitasethi @nikeshshukla and Kerry Young. More here:

Jhalak Prize - Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour

First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize, seeks to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers.

www.jhalakprize.com

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6 years

The genre LEAST likely to be submitted to the #JhalakPrize is romance, in part because so little is published. It's as if women of colour aren't allowed frothy, happy love stories. So if you know of any lovely romance writers who've got a book out, please ask them to submit.

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2 years

We honour Stephen S. Thompson, gifted novelist, brilliant screenwriter, sensitive editor and publisher, an incredibly diligent and dedicated judge of Jhalak Prize 2022, and a kind and generous colleague and friend. Much missed, never forgotten. Rest in Power.

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1 year

#GiveawayAlert : to celebrate the announcement of our shortlists tomorrow, we are giving away a full set of 2023 Jhalak Prize shortlist to a community or school library. To win, RT + reply to this tweet. We'll announce the winner at noon, 18th April, 2023 giveaway #jhalakprize23