AutHer Awards 2023 Shortlist announced - Times of India
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The AutHer Awards 2023 Shortlists for best women authors in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Literature, and Debut were announced today by a panel of eminent judges. The Times of India received a whopping 2000 plus entries submitted by both publishers and individual authors for the coveted award, the first of its kind in India. The AutHer Awards – a joint venture between JK Paper and The Times of India – is a celebration of women authors who have added value and creativity to the literary space. The jury considered books by women published in India between December 2021 and November 2022. The chairs for the AutHer Awards jury consisted of actress-author Sonali Bendre Behl (Fiction); author Vikram Sampath (Non-Fiction); Priti Paul (Debut); and author Ranjit Lal (Children’s books). Talking about the awards, Sonali Bendre Behl, Jury Chair- Fiction category, said, "The AutHer Awards is a wonderful initiative to recognize and encourage women authors. It's an honour to b...