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Literary Excellence · English & Hindi & Regional
India's most anticipated literary honours — celebrating the finest writing in English, Hindi and regional languages.
Awards across 10+ categories recognising authors, poets, debut writers and publishers.
The BLF Book Awards are the flagship literary honours of the Banaras Lit Fest, created to recognise books that expand the possibilities of Indian writing and deepen public engagement with literature.
Conceived as a permanent literary institution rather than a festival feature, the awards bring English, Hindi, and Scheduled Indian languages into the same critical conversation, affirming that Indian literature is a confluence of many voices, traditions, and imaginative worlds.
The awards are shaped under the guidance of Deepak Madhok (President), Brijesh Singh (Founder & Secretary), and Ashutosh Kumar Thakur (Awards Coordinator & Literary Curator).
Books across categories & languages
Wide recognition of outstanding works
Close reading & jury deliberation
Independent jury final assessment
