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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 receiving a record 63 eligible submissions in 2022. At stake is $45,000 in prizes.
The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature awards a main prize valued at $25,000 CDN, along with two finalist prizes valued at $10,000 CDN each.
Awardees are also provided with airfare and hotel accommodations in Vancouver, to attend award ceremonies on November 17, 2022, at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, Surrey.
The 2022 Dhahan Prize Short List, ਢਾਹਾਂ ਇਨਾਮ 2022 ਦੀ ਛੋਟੀ ਸੂਚੀ, ڈھاہاں انعام 2022 دی چھوٹی سوچی
Cholan Di Burki, ਚੌਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਬੁਰਕੀ, چولاں دی بُرکی
Short Stories by Javed Boota (Chantilly, Virginia, USA), ਜਾਵੇਦ ਬੂਟਾ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ), جاوید بُوٹا (کہانی سنگریہہ)
Shahmukhi, published by Kitab Trinjan (Pakistan), ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ, ਕਿਤਾਬ ਤ੍ਰਿੰਞਣ (ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ), گُرمکھی ,کتاب ترنجن (پاکستان).
Daryawan De Hani, ਦਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਹਾਣੀ, دریاواں دے ہانی
Short Stories by Shahzad Aslam (Lahore, Pakistan), ਸ਼ਹਿਜ਼ਾਦ ਅਸਲਮ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ), (کہانی سنگریہہ) شہزاد اسلم
Shahmukhi, published by Sanjh Publications (Pakistan), ਸਾਂਝ ਪਬਲੀਕੇਸ਼ਨਜ਼ (ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ), سانجھ پبلیکیشنز (پاکستان).
Dubolia, ਡਬੋਲੀਆ, ڈبولیا
Short Stories by Balwinder Singh Grewal (Ludhiana, India), ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ), (کہانی سنگریہہ) بلوندر سنگھ گریوال
Gurmukhi, published by Chetna Parkashan (India), ਚੇਤਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ (ਭਾਰਤ), (بھارت) چیتنا پرکاشن
Jhanjraan Wale Paer, ਝਾਂਜਰਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਪੈਰ, جھانجراں والے پیر
Short Stories by Arvinder Kaur Dhaliwal (Amritsar, India), ਅਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ (ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ), (کہانی سنگریہہ) اروندر کور دھالیوال
Gurmukhi, published by Chetna Parkashan (India), ਚੇਤਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ (ਭਾਰਤ), (بھارت) چیتنا پرکاشن
Launched in 2013, the The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature has garnered international recognition among literary creators and critics in the Punjabi community. This year, submissions arrived from India, Pakistan, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.
To be eligible, books must be published in the year prior to submission. Jury selections must represent at least one Ghurmukhi, and one Shahmukhi script (the two writing systems used among Punjabi speakers in India and Pakistan, respectively).
Jurors are first tasked with producing a shortlist of six to 10 entrants, announced by fall, before a winner and two finalists are selected. The selection process began on March 31, 2022, when submissions closed for this year.
Prior ceremonies have included artistic performances by musicians and dancers, as well as keynote speeches.
The Prize was created as a collaboration between the Canada India Education Society (CIES) and the University of British Columbia (UBC), Department of Asian Studies.
Its presenting sponsor is Royal Bank of Canada Foundation. Corporate sponsors include G.L. Smith Planning and Design, among others.
Barj Dhahan, B.C. businessman and co-founder of CIES, along with his family and friends, are primary supporters of the Prize.
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