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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

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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

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Download the press release in PDF format here. International Punjabi Literature Prize Bridges Borders Vancouver, BC (October 14, 2021) – The Dhahan Prize proudly announces the 2021 winners

Keep Reading about Dhahan Prize Announces 2021 Winners for Best Punjabi Fiction

Download the press release in PDF format here. International Punjabi Literature Prize Bridges Borders Vancouver, BC (October 6, 2020) – The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature proudly

Keep Reading about Dhahan Prize Announces 2020 Winners for Best Punjabi Fiction

In uncertain times like these, it is important to celebrate what is bringing us together, rather than what is keeping us at a distance. Literature is one of those fundamental mediums through which

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International Punjabi Literature Prize Bridges Borders; Youth Awards Build Bridges Vancouver, BC (September 12, 2019) – The Dhahan Prize proudly announces the 2019 winners awarded for excellence in

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The Dhahan Prize 2019 Youth Award for Creative Writing submissions are now open. In partnership with L.A. Matheson Secondary, Surrey School District and Coast Capital Savings, the Dhahan Prize is

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