The Eleventh Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Monday, November 16th to Sunday, November 22nd 2020
Virtual Festival
Real Books
Live on YouTube, Facebook,
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Tata Literature Live! First Book Award – Fiction
The Tata Literature Live! First Book Award for Fiction recognises new talent in the Indian literary space in the fiction genre.
2019 Recipient
The 2019 Tata Literature Live! First Book Award for Fiction was awarded to The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay (HarperCollins).
2019 Shortlist
The Black Dwarves Of The Good Little Bay
- Varun Thomas Matthew
- Hachette
The Body Myth
- Rheea Mukherjee
- Penguin Random House
The Far Field
- Madhuri Vijay
- HarperCollins
2019 Longlist
A Patchwork Family
- Mukta Sathe
- Speaking Tiger
Girl In White Cotton
- Avni Doshi
- HarperCollins
Milk Teeth
- Amrita Mahale
- Westland
The Black Dwarves Of The Good Little Bay
- Varun Thomas Matthew
- Hachette
The Body Myth
- Rheea Mukherjee
- Penguin Random House
The Far Field
- Madhuri Vijay
- HarperCollins
2019 Jury
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Arshia Sattar
Author who writes about books and literature for publications in India and abroad -
Deepanjana Pal
Author and journalist -
Jerry Pinto
Author of Em and the Big Hoom and Murder in Mahim -
Peter Griffin
Writer, poet, amateur artist and journalist with The Hindu -
Shashi Baliga
Journalist, media educator and Executive Director, Literature Live!
Past Recipients
Latitudes of Longing
2018
- Shubhangi Swarup
- HarperCollins
Leila
2017
- Prayaag Akbar
- S&S India
Swimmer Among The Stars
2016
- Kanishk Tharoor
- Aleph Book Company
Red Maize
2015
- Danesh Rana
- HarperCollins
The Smoke Is Rising
2014
- Mahesh Rao
- Daunt Books