The 2026 Dhahan Prize submissions close on January 31, 2026 at 24:00 Pacific Standard Time (08:00 GMT)!
Eligible fiction novels and short story collections may be submitted by authors, publishers or third parties!
dhahanprize.com/submissions/
The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature
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The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature celebrates new Punjabi fiction by awarding $51,000 yearly to the best in Gurmukhi & Shahmukhi writing. #dhahanprize
- In this Punjabi community, secrets, lies, trauma, tension and laughter are all included. Check out Gurjinder Basran speaking to her novel, 'The Wedding'. Hear more from Gurjinder at the 2025 Dhahan Prize Ceremonies on 11/13/2025: dhahanprize.com/calendar-event… #surreyevents #bcauthor
- The taboo subject of suicide... Barj Dhahan asks award-winning writer Gurjinder Basran about her novel, 'Help! I'm Alive'. Hear more from Gurjinder at the 2025 Dhahan Prize Ceremonies on 11/13/2025: dhahanprize.com/calendar-event… #surreyevents #surreybc #punjabiauthor #canadianauthor
- The grandson of renowned Punjabi folk singer Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, Vijay Yamla (@VYamla) will be performing at the 2025 Dhahan Prize Ceremonies. The performance will follow a banquet dinner! Get tickets: dhahanprize.com/calendar-event… #punjabiarts #punjabimusic #surreyevents #surrey
- She wasn't the first person of colour to win the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award (@bcyukonprizes), but she was one of them. It still had impact. See Gurjinder Basran in person on November 13, 2025! Purchase tickets: dhahanprize.com/calendar-event…
