2025-2026
Auther Awards Winners
Women Auther Awards – Awards Night
The Shortlist
The Longlist
Jury Members
Amrita Shah
Amrita Shah is a former editor of Elle and Debonair, an ex-contributing editor with the Indian Express, and has worked for...
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Dr Radha Kumar
Amrita Shah is a former editor of Elle and Debonair, an ex-contributing editor with the Indian Express, and has worked for...
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Kiran Manral
Kiran Manral published her first book, The Reluctant Detective, in 2011. She has published a total of 15 books across genres since.....
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Manju Kapur
Prize for the Best First Book (Eurasia), and was a number one bestseller in India. Her other three novels: Home (2006),....
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Neil D’Silva
As a pioneer of Indian folklore horror in English, Neil has helped reshape the genre in India since 2015. He has served...
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Nina Sabnani
Nina Sabnani is an artist and storyteller who uses film, illustration, and writing to tell her stories. Graduating from the Faculty...
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Preeti Shenoy
Preeti Shenoy is well-known name among the readers of romantic and contemporary fiction in India. Her books have done extremely well...
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Ravikant Kisana
Ravikant Kisana is the author of 'Meet the Savarnas'. He is a professor of Cultural Studies and Associate Dean at Woxsen University...
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Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan is an Indian film actress known for her involvement in social causes. Also, a producer, writer, activist, she is the youngest...
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Sudeep Nagarkar
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi's first novel, The Last Song of Dusk, won the Betty Trask Award, the Premio Grinzane.....
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Vasudhendra
Vasudhendra has been publishing prolifically in Kannada for over twenty years. A graduate of NITK, Suratkal and an ‘ME’ from the Indian...
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Zai Whitaker
Zai Whitaker grew up in a family of naturalists, which ignited her interest in conservation at an early age. With ex-husband...
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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.
