Jhalak Prize

Given by The Authors’ Club

100 Works / 114 Items 14,558 Books 547 Reviews ½ 4.0
The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour, is an annual literary prize awarded to British or British-resident writers. The prize, launched in 2017, is the first and only literary show more prize in the UK to only accept entries by writers of colour. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (12), Shortlist (49), Longlist (75)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (35), 2023 (18), 2022 (13), 2021 (17), 2020 (4), 2019 (10), 2018 (6), 2017 (11)
Announced:
June 3: Winner2024 Recent

Winner 12

WorkCategoryYear
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor KhanChildren's / YA2024
Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo2024
When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle JawandoChildren's / YA2023
None of the Above by Travis Alabanza2023
Danny Chung Sums It Up by Maisie ChanChildren's / YA2022
The Roles We Play by Sabba Khan2022
Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice LawrenceChildren's / YA2021
A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi2021
Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts2020
In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne2019
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge2018
The Bone Readers by Jacob Ross2017

Shortlist 49

WorkCategoryYear
HOW TO DIE FAMOUS by Benjamin DeanChildren's / YA2024
Wild Song by Candy GourlayChildren's / YA2024
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor KhanChildren's / YA2024
Steady for This by Nathanael LessoreChildren's / YA2024
To the Other Side by Erika MezaChildren's / YA2024
Geoffrey Gets the Jitters by Nadia ShireenChildren's / YA2024
Self-Portrait as Othello by Jason Allen-Paisant2024
Twelve Words for Moss by Elizabeth-Jane Burnett2024
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks2024
A Flat Place: A Memoir by Noreen Masud2024
Boundary Road by Ami Rao2024
Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo2024
When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle JawandoChildren's / YA2023
In Our Hands by Lucy FarfortChildren's / YA2023
Rebel Skies by Ann Sei LinChildren's / YA2023
Mia and the Lightcasters: Umbra Tales 1 (The Umbra Tales) by Janelle McCurdyChildren's / YA2023
Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine PillainayagamChildren's / YA2023
Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi SirdeshpandeChildren's / YA2023
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo2023
Birdgirl by Mya-Rose Craig2023
Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui2023
The Attic Child by Lola Jaye2023
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph2023
I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel2023
Danny Chung Sums It Up by Maisie ChanChildren's / YA2022
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéChildren's / YA2022
We’re Going to Find the Monster by Malorie BlackmanChildren's / YA2022
The Sound of Everything by Rebecca HenryChildren's / YA2022
The Crossing by Manjeet MannChildren's / YA2022
Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice LawrenceChildren's / YA2021
When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen GettenChildren's / YA2021
And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle JawandoChildren's / YA2021
Queen of Freedom: Defending Jamaica (True Adventures) by Catherine JohnsonChildren's / YA2021
The Ga Picture Alphabet (Ga Edition) by Nii Ayikwei ParkesChildren's / YA2021
A Fox Called Herbert by Margaret SturtonChildren's / YA2021
Flèche by Mary Jean Chan2020
Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures by Roma Agrawal2019
Perseverance by Raymond Antrobus2019
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf2019
Kumukanda by Kayo Chingonyi2018
Once Upon A Time in the East: A Story of Growing up by Xiaolu Guo2018
The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave2018
The Golden Legend: Readings on the Saints by Jacobus de Voragine2018
When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy2018
The Girl of Ink & Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave2017
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee2017
Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie2017
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga2017
Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge2017

Longlist 75

WorkCategoryYear
Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight: The start of an epic new adventure series (Jujuland Book 1) by Maria Motunrayo AdebisiChildren's / YA2024
My Life as a Chameleon by Diana AnyakwoChildren's / YA2024
HOW TO DIE FAMOUS by Benjamin DeanChildren's / YA2024
Wild Song by Candy GourlayChildren's / YA2024
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor KhanChildren's / YA2024
Steady for This by Nathanael LessoreChildren's / YA2024
To the Other Side by Erika MezaChildren's / YA2024
Part of a Story That Started Before Me by George PoetChildren's / YA2024
Friendship Never Ends by Alexandra SheppardChildren's / YA2024
Geoffrey Gets the Jitters by Nadia ShireenChildren's / YA2024
River Spirit by Leila Aboulela2024
Self-Portrait as Othello by Jason Allen-Paisant2024
Twelve Words for Moss by Elizabeth-Jane Burnett2024
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan2024
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks2024
A Flat Place: A Memoir by Noreen Masud2024
A Pebble In The Throat: Growing Up Between Two Continents by Aasmah Mir2024
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson2024
Boundary Road by Ami Rao2024
Elsewhere (Irish fiction) by 严歌/ YAN Ge2024
Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo2024
When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle JawandoChildren's / YA2023
In Our Hands by Lucy FarfortChildren's / YA2023
Rebel Skies by Ann Sei LinChildren's / YA2023
Mia and the Lightcasters: Umbra Tales 1 (The Umbra Tales) by Janelle McCurdyChildren's / YA2023
Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine PillainayagamChildren's / YA2023
Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi SirdeshpandeChildren's / YA2023
John Agard's Windrush Child by John AgardChildren's / YA2023
These Are the Words: Fearless verse to find your voice by Nikita GillChildren's / YA2023
Needle by Patrice LawrenceChildren's / YA2023
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá OkogwuChildren's / YA2023
The Haunting of Tyrese Walker by J.P. RoseChildren's / YA2023
Danny Chung Sums It Up by Maisie ChanChildren's / YA2022
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéChildren's / YA2022
We’re Going to Find the Monster by Malorie BlackmanChildren's / YA2022
The Sound of Everything by Rebecca HenryChildren's / YA2022
The Crossing by Manjeet MannChildren's / YA2022
How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures by Roma AgrawalChildren's / YA2022
Lionheart Girl by Yaba BadoeChildren's / YA2022
Afterlove by Tanya ByrneChildren's / YA2022
Luna Loves Dance by Joseph CoelhoChildren's / YA2022
Grown: The Black Girls' Guide to Glowing Up: The Black Girls' Guide to Glowing Up by Melissa Cummings-QuarryChildren's / YA2022
Rumaysa: A Fairytale by Radiya HafizaChildren's / YA2022
Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home by Nikesh Shukla2022
Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice LawrenceChildren's / YA2021
When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen GettenChildren's / YA2021
And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle JawandoChildren's / YA2021
Queen of Freedom: Defending Jamaica (True Adventures) by Catherine JohnsonChildren's / YA2021
The Ga Picture Alphabet (Ga Edition) by Nii Ayikwei ParkesChildren's / YA2021
A Fox Called Herbert by Margaret SturtonChildren's / YA2021
Too Small Tola by AtinukeChildren's / YA2021
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana FarookChildren's / YA2021
Baby Girl by Emma HillChildren's / YA2021
The Little War Cat by Hiba Noor KhanChildren's / YA2021
Mohinder's War by Bali RaiChildren's / YA2021
Cane Warriors by Alex WheatleChildren's / YA2021
Poor by Caleb Femi2021
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave2021
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask2021
Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez2021
Golden Child by Claire Adam2020
Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie2020
In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne2019
Perseverance by Raymond Antrobus2019
Mother Country: Real Stories of the Windrush Children by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff2019
The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir by Yrsa Daley-Ward2019
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch2019
The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain by Damian Le Bas2019
The Healing Next Time by Roy McFarlane2019
Ponti by Sharlene Teo2019
Chasing the Stars by Malorie Blackman2017
Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan2017
Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence2017
Augustown by Kei Miller2017
In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room: Travels Through Indian Medicine (Wellcome) by Aarathi Prasad2017

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