The Dhahan Prize For Punjabi Literature
To inspire the creation of Punjabi literature across borders, bridging Punjabi communities around the world and promoting Punjabi literature on a global scale.
B.C.’s Punjabi youth writing award, now in its 6th year, will be open to submissions from Indigenous students for 2023. Traditionally, the Dhahan Youth Award grants students in Punjabi language
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Dhahan Youth Award is sponsored by: Surrey, B.C. (November 18, 2022) - Eight British Columbia youth were presented with the Dhahan Youth Award for writing stories in Punjabi and English. They
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
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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,
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
On Thursday November 18th, 2021, Dhahan Prize Youth Awards were presented to eight grade 11 and 12 students for their short stories written in Punjabi and English as part of the 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
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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
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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
