2020 Winner2020 Winners awarded for excellence in Punjabi fiction
See the press release here.
See 2020 Jury Members
Central Jury
Dr. Mohanjit, Jury Chair
Punjabi Poet, Critic, Retired Reader in Punjabi, Desh Bandhu College, Delhi University
Delhi, India
Dr. Arvinder Kaur Dhaliwal, Jury Member
Assistant Professor, Department of Punjabi, D. A. V. College
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Dr. Zaheer Hassan Wattoo, Jury Member
Assistant Professor, Department of Punjabi, Govt. College. University
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Shahmukhi Jury
Naveed Alam, Jury Chair
Adjunct Professor (Punjabi, Creative Writing and English), Institute for Art and Culture
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Shabnam Ishaq, Jury Member
Assistant Professor of Punjabi, Govt. College University
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Faisal Hayat Jappa, Jury Member
Assistant Professor of Punjabi, Govt. K.A. Islamia College, Jamia Muhammadi Sharif,
Distt. Chiniot, Punjab, Pakistan
Gurmukhi Jury
Dr. Charanjeet Kaur Brar, Jury Chair
Professor, Department of Punjabi, Punjabi University
Patiala, Punjab, India
Mr. Avtar Singh Billing, Jury Member
Punjabi Writer, Retired English Lecturer from a Higher Secondary School
Village Seh, District Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Mr. Balbir Madhopuri, Jury Member
Director, Punjabi Bhawan, Punjabi Sahit Sabha (Regd.) and Punjabi writer, Translator and Critic
Retired from Indian Information Service, Ministry of I & B, Govt. of India
Palam, New Delhi, India
See 2020 Short List
| Book Title/Genre | Script | Writer Name | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadam-Grehan (Novel) | Gurmukhi | Harkirat Kaur Chahal | Rahaao Publication |
| Aakhri Babey (Novel) | Gurmukhi | Jasbeer Mand | Autumn Art (India) |
| Adhi Maut (Novelette) | Shahmukhi | Makhdoom Tipu Salman | Sanjh Publications |
| Chikad (Novel) | Gurmukhi | Balbir Kaur Sanghera | Lokgeet Parkashan |
| Ik Din (Short Stories) | Gurmukhi | Tripta K. Singh | Sapatrishi Publications |
| Keerru (Novelette) | Shahmukhi | Fauzia Rafique | Sanjh Publications |
| Langha (Short Stories) | Shahmukhi | Tauqeer Chughtai | Sulaikh Bookmakers |
| Nuri (Short Stories) | Gurmukhi | Aneman Singh | Navyug Publishers |
| Pani Di Kandh (Short Stories) | Shahmukhi | Zubair Ahmad | Kitab Trinjan |
| Zanani Paud (Short Stories) | Gurmukhi | Kesra Ram | Navyug Publishers |
Aadam-Grehan (Novel)
