On Thursday 26 November 2015 the shortlist for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature will once again be announced at LSE.
About the Prize
The Vision
The US $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is one of the most prestigious international literary awards specifically focused on South Asian writing. Its key vision is to showcase and reward the best talent writing about this region and present it to a global audience. It is a unique and coveted prize and is open to authors of any ethnicity or nationality as long as the writing is about South Asia and its people. It also encourages writing in regional languages and translations, and the prize money is equally shared between the author and the translator in case a translated entry wins.
Achievements
The DSC Prize has completed 5 successful years and during this period it has received tremendous support from the international literary fraternity. By highlighting the achievements of the authors writing about this region, it has raised the awareness of South Asian literature and culture around the world. It has been successful in achieving its objective of bringing South Asian writing to a larger world-wide forum as each of the winners has gone on to be published internationally and their work has reached a wider global audience. Past winners of the DSC Prize have included H M Naqvi of Pakistan, Shehan Karunatilaka of Sri Lanka, Jeet Thayil and Cyrus Mistry from India, and Jhumpa Lahiri who won the prize in 2015.
About the Event
The event will take place from 6.30-8pm in LSE's Shaw Library. It is free and open to all with no ticket required.
This will be the third time the shortlist announcement has been hosted in LSE's Shaw Library. Read the event blog and interview extracts from last year's event here.