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Awards two annual prizes to books by writers of colour in UK. Disrupts publishing, celebrates great writing. Submissions open September 1
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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Announcing the 2021 shortlists for:
1. Jhalak Prize
2. Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize
Congratulations to all shortlisted authors.
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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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#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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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
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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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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#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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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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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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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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#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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Ah continuing in that royal/Philip/British tradition of casual racism!
Remind me how there is no institutional racism in Britain....
"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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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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Congratulations to 2022 Jhalak Prize shortlistees:
@VCapildeo
@sabbakhan_
@Arifa_Akbar
@ticecin
@keimiller
and
@arshi_mona
.
#JhalakPrize2022
#shortlist
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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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We are honoured to host the letter of love to our trans and non-binary family and friends on our
#BooksWeLove
blog:
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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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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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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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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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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:
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#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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@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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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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#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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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 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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#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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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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#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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Congratulations to our 2022 Jhalak C&YA Prize
#shortlistees
:
@jeffreykboakye
@MaisieWrites
#RebeccaHenry
@malorieblackman
@DapsDraws
@faridahlikestea
@ManjeetMann
#JhalakPrize2022
#shortlist
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#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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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.
Read the statement on behalf of the Booker Prize Foundation:
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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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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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Jhalak Prize Announce Launch of a New Children's & YA Prize and Opens 2021 Submissions for Both Prizes -
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SUCH an amazing book.
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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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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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#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 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
(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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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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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:
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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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#GiveawayAlert
: to win a copy of
#AnitaPati
's
#HidingtoNothing
, shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, RT + reply to this tweet by noon tomorrow (UK only).
#jhalakprize23
#giveaway
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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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#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
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#GiveawayAlert
: to win a copy of the fierce and elegant poetry collection
#TheseAreTheWords
by
@nktgill
, 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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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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#GiveawayAlert
: to win a copy of the beautiful and profound picturebook
#InOurHands
by
@lucyfarfort
, 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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Our final
#giveaway
for October is this powerful FANTASTIC read from our 2022 C&YA longlist:
#LionheartGirl
by
@yaba_badoe
who is also one of our judges for our 2023 awards.
For a chance to win, reply to this tweet by 9 AM tomorrow (UK only)
#GiveawayAlert
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We are SO SO SO excited to be at the
#Nibbies
with our shortlisted authors this evening. Come find us!
#BritishBookAwards
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#GiveAwayAlert
: thanks to a generous anonymous donor and the fab
@pagesofhackney
, we have TWO copies of
#Queenie
by
@CandiceC_W
. And yes it's the fabulous GOLD edition.
Reply to this tweet and we'll pick the winners tomorrow!
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Coming up TOMORROW from 6:30 pm: our 2020 winner announcement. Watch this space for links to shortlist readings, unveiling of our annual trophy, judges' comments and more.
#CelebrateWritersofColour
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#GiveawayAlert
: to win a copy of the action-packed, fun
#MiaandtheLightcasters
, 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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We announce our 2020 winner TODAY.
Join us here, on insta and youtube from 6:30 pm . Winner announcement at 7:30 pm
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GOOD MORNING! It’s Jhalak Prize day!
We are feeling a bit giddy, and a bit dizzy, and wholly overjoyed. SO excited!
See you all at in person
@britishlibrary
OR online
@eventsBL
(link in reply to register for free and join the livestream)
#jhalakprize22
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#GiveawayAlert
: to win a copy of the magical, action packed, fantasy for teens
#RebelSkies
by
@AnnSeiLin1
, 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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As we prepare to announce our winners tonight we are giving away a FULL Jhalak 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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What makes
#JhalakPrize
unique:
1. NO financial commitment for publishers at any stage (unlike some prizes we could name)
2. Authors/agents can submit books, not just the publisher
3. NO limit on books a publishers/imprint can submit
There can be NO equality with barriers
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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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