The Jhalak Prize unveils new poetry award as submissions open for 2025

Prize-director Sunny Singh claimed: “We are particularly thrilled concerning our new Jhalak Poetry Prize. From the get go, poetry has been a compelling component of the submissions and we are pleased to be able to give better interest to a style that is producing several of the most powerful and vital literature today.

The 2024 champions Yepoka Yeebo and Hiba Noor Khan will also be part of this year’s judging panels along with authors Yassmin-Abdel Magied, Jason Allen-Paisant, Malika Booker, Sareeta Domingo, Will Harris, Taran Khan and Alom Shaha.

All 3 rewards will certainly be open for entries in between 12th September 2024 and 13th December 2024, for books published between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024.

Judging the inaugural Verse Prize will certainly be poets Jason Allen-Paisant, Malika Booker and Will Harris, while the Prose Reward will be evaluated by writers Taran Khan, Sareeta Domingo and Yepoka Yeebo. Evaluating the Jhalak Children’s & Young Adult Reward will certainly be writers Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Hiba Noor Khan and Alom Shaha.

“This is our ninth year and our expanding portfolio signifies change in the market. There is a lengthy way to go but we anticipate the entries to be stronger and more diverse than ever before. We are likewise happy to our judging panels that exhibit literary quality, empathy and generosity.”

The Jhalak Reward has announced it is open for 2025 submissions, with a brand-new award, the Jhalak Poetry Prize, to be offered for the first time alongside the Jhalak Prose Reward and the Jhalak Kid’s and YA Reward.

All 3 rewards will certainly be open for entries in between 12th September 2024 and 13th December 2024, for publications released between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024. Even more details on the prize and exactly how to get in can be located right here.

Publisher Kate Birch stated: “IS&T has been a cheerleader for the Jhalak Prizes because their creation. The honor’s concentrate on addressing difference for people of colour within the publishing market was an inspiration when, in 2021, the web zine set up its editing internship program for UK-based poets from the international bulk. So IS&T is honored to partner with the Jhalak Foundation on the recently developed Poetry Reward, with an unique focus on our internship program. We expect a collaboration that will certainly offer our toughness to Jhalak and supply opportunities to our trainees to take advantage of the Jhalak experience.”

IS&T is happy to partner with the Jhalak Foundation on the newly developed Verse Prize, with an unique emphasis on our teaching fellowship program. We look onward to a partnership that will use our toughness to Jhalak and supply opportunities to our trainees to benefit from the Jhalak experience.”