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2020 Winners

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
Zanani Paud (Short Stories)2020 Winner

Zanani Paud (Short Stories)

By Kesra Ram

Aadam-Grehan (Novel)2020 Finalist

Aadam-Grehan (Novel)

By Harkirat Kaur Chahal

Panni Di Kandh (Short Stories)2020 Finalist

Panni Di Kandh (Short Stories)

By Zubair Ahmad

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