This year, the Dhahan Prize will be hosting multiple events to celebrate Punjabi language and culture, while advocating for Truth and Reconciliation for Canada's Indigenous people and highlighting the
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Lynda Gray: 2022 Dhahan Prize keynote speaker, author & Indigenous advocate
Lynda Gray, author of, ‘First Nations 101,’ will present the 2022 Dhahan Prize keynote at its ceremonies on November 17. But what does an Indigenous advocate have to do with a Punjabi literature
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Punjabi literary prize releases finalists vying for awards valued at $45,000
Sponsors:VANCOUVER, B.C. (October 5, 2022) – The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature has announced the 2022 finalists for its awards valued at $45,000 CDN, cumulatively. The Prize promotes Punjabi
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Dhahan Prize announces 2022 shortlist
Sponsors:Richmond, B.C. (September 28, 2022) - The world’s signature contest for Punjabi novels and short story collections, based in Vancouver, B.C., recently released its shortlist of 6 books, after
Dhahan Prize founder emphasizes the importance of Punjabi literature on Partition’s 75th anniversary
Barj Dhahan is the founder of The Dhahan Prize, the world’s signature prize for Punjabi Literature, awarding $45,000 CAD each year to newly-published Punjabi novels and short stories.Seventy-five
Unique, English translation of Punjabi stories written by two-time Dhahan Prize Finalist now available for free
May was a big month for our 2014 and 2020 Finalist, Zubair Ahmad. A selection of his Punjabi short stories have been published as an English-language collection titled, ‘Grieving for Pigeons: Twelve
Submissions Open for the 2022 Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature
Vancouver, BC (January 25, 2022) – Submissions are now open for the 9th annual Dhahan Prize, the world’s signature award in Punjabi literature.Novels and short story collections published in 2021 in
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Dhahan Prize Announces 2021 Winners for Best Punjabi Fiction
Download the press release in PDF format here.International Punjabi Literature Prize Bridges BordersVancouver, BC (October 14, 2021) – The Dhahan Prize proudly announces the 2021 winners awarded for
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Dhahan Prize Announces 2020 Winners for Best Punjabi Fiction
Download the press release in PDF format here.International Punjabi Literature Prize Bridges BordersVancouver, BC (October 6, 2020) – The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature proudly announces the 2020
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