Anuja Chauhan
Best Fiction
Anuja writes bestselling novels (seven so far) which sometimes feature war, cricket, murder, and even lok sabha elections and always feature romance and
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Christopher Doyle
Best Children
Christopher is a bestselling author, a TEDx speaker, a Mahabharata scholar, and an explorer of ancient archaeological sites and legends around the world.
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Kevin Missal
Best Children
Kevin is one of the youngest mythological and fantasy authors. Kevin made his mark in the literary world with his debut book at the age of 14.
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Nikesh Murali
Best Debut
Nikesh Murali has won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Asian region and the DWL Story Prize, he has also received honourable
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Pallavi Aiyar
Best Fiction
Pallavi is an award-winning foreign correspondent and author. She writes a weekly newsletter on global travel and culture, The Global Jigsaw.
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Parvati Sharma
Best Non-Fiction
Parvati Sharma's debut, The Dead Camel and Other Stories of Love, earned praise for its depictions of love and sexuality in urban India, and...
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Preeti Vyas
Best Children
Preeti Vyas is the President and CEO of Amar Chitra Katha Private Limited, publishers of the iconic Amar Chitra Katha comics and Tinkle magazine.
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Satyarth Nayak
Best Fiction
Satyarth is an author and screenwriter based in Mumbai. A former SAARC Award winning Correspondent with CNN-IBN - Delhi.
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Shipra Khanna
Best Debut
Shipra Khanna is an Indian celebrity chef, restaurateur, author and television personality. She is best known for, at the age of 29, winning
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Tisca Chopra
Best Debut
Tisca is known for carefully choosing to be part of stories that needed to be brought to the people. With the burning desire to act, every endeavor...
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Upinder Singh
Best Non-Fiction
Upinder Singh is Professor of History at Ashoka University, Sonepat. She studied in St. Stephen's College for her BA (Honours) degree and ...
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Vikas Swarup
Best Non-Fiction
Vikas is a novelist and former diplomat. After graduating with honours from Allahabad University,...
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Introducing
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose
Literary Director
Host of TOI Bookmark, the Times of India’s marquee literary podcast; co-founder Ace Literary Consulting and Associate Professor, School of Modern Media Studies, UPES University. She is the founder of India’s most popular blog on the publishing industry and former Editorial Manager South Asia, Routledge (Taylor and Francis).
She has previously been Commissioning Editor and Marketing, Promotions, and Publicity Director, Zubaan (Kali for Women). She wrote the first book market report of India for Publishers Association UK. She has been a jury member for Crossword Book Awards, Scholastic Writing Awards, and mentored the Jaipur Lit Fest team of bloggers in 2019. She has also conceptualized the popular Scholastic Writers Academy programme.
Smita Mishra
Editorial director
Smita Mishra is the Editor of Times of India Lifestyle, Times Food, and Times Travel. She is known for crafting in-depth and compelling features that blend storytelling with analysis. Her passion lies in exploring culinary arts, travel, style, relationships, health and literature through her writing. She leads TOI Books and oversees the editorial aspects of Times of India’s literary initiatives, such as Times Literature Festivals and AutHer Awards. Smita brings a wealth of expertise in the digital realm, stemming from her previous roles at Zee News, Dainik Jagran, and India Today. Her contributions have been pivotal in launching numerous online properties and making meaningful editorial enhancements.
Surabhi Rawat
Editorial Co-director
Surabhi Rawat is a lifestyle journalist currently working with Timesofindia.com. She has over 10 years of work experience and she has covered lifestyle, health, and entertainment beats. Currently, she covers Books, Soul Search, Arts, and Trending for The Times of India’s website and is also one of the core team members for AutHer Awards, Times Litfest, and TOI Write India.
