Nomination for Authors / Friends

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If you would like to nominate different books in the same category, you can fill out the form more than one time, selecting the same category and updating different book information.

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Hard copy of the book is not required at the time of nomination.

NOMINATIONS OPEN ONLY FOR WOMEN AUTHORS

Eligibility Criteria

1. The author of the book should be a woman.
2. Works should originally be written in the English language.
3. Year of publication: The book must be published between 1st December 2023– 30th November 2024.
4. Author Nationality – the Author should be of Indian origin or should hold an “Overseas Citizen of India” (OCI) card or “Person of Indian Origin” (PIO) card. Proof of Nationality will be required with each entry.
5. The nominated book should be available for sale in India.
6. In case an author who lives outside India wins, documentation as proof of address; Tax Residency Certificate (for Indians living out of the country), etc would be required.
7. Women authors must have at least one book published.
8. The book should not be a re-published copy.
9. Educational/Study/Course Books will not be considered.

Guidelines

1. Forms to be submitted in English language only.
2. Authors of the book can nominate themselves in a single/multiple categories.
3. Friends and readers can also nominate their favourite authors and books published between 1st December 2023– 30th November 2024.
4. Only books published in hard copy can be nominated.
5. Entries which are self-published or nominated by friends will only be evaluated for Popular Choice Award.
6. Multiple entries across categories can be submitted by author/friend.
7. Only the entries submitted online will be accepted.
8. Last date for submission of entries is 4th December 2024.
9. The Awards’ Curator may call in any eligible novel for the consideration of the Jury, at his/her discretion on a confidential basis.
10. Posthumous works will not be considered as eligible for the Prize. Any issues of doubt in this regard will be resolved by the Curator.
Any discrepancies observed during the eligibility check may lead to disqualification.
– In any dispute about the rules, results or any matter relating to the conduct of the Prize, the decision of the Curator will be considered as final and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
– The Curator, in consultation with the jury, has the right to eliminate any book whose final version differs substantially from the version first submitted.
11.  Acceptance of declaration is mandatory for submission of forms/entries.
12.  For the ‘Best Debut’ category: please nominate the author’s Debut book.
13. For ‘Best Children’s Author’ category: Authors who have written books for children between 8 – 14 years of age to be nominated.

Declaration

I, hereby confirm that:
1. The author has at least one book published in hard copy.
2. The author of the book is a woman.
3. The book is originally written in the English language.
4. The book has been published within the period of ‘December 2023 – November, 2024’.
5. Country of origin of the author is India.
6. The book has not been re-published.
7. In case of nomination for the ‘Best Debut’ category, the Debut book of the author has to be nominated.

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