Every year, Atta Galatta has the immense pleasure of being able to felicitate the best and brightest of the Indian writers’ community. In association with the Bangalore Literature Festival, a platform for voices from all over India and the globe, we have been striving to commemorate literary achievements with the Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize.
Instituted in 2015, the annual award are presented under 9 categories of Fiction (English), Non-Fiction (English), Popular Choice, Best Cover Design and expanded categories for Children’s Writing in 2022, Best Children’s Picture Book Story, Best Children’s Picture Book Illustrations, Best Children’s Book Fiction and Best Children’s Book Non-Fiction. An annual award is presented for Literary Achievement in Kannada to an author, celebrating their body of work and contribution to the language.
The Atta Galatta – Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize is probably the only major literary prize that considers translations, short-story anthologies and self-published works
Winners take home an original trophy – Thought Beyond Words
Fiction
Shortlist
Deviants: The Queer Family Chronicles Tranquebar (Westland Books)
Silent Journeys Penguin
The Dead Know Nothing Penguin
The Elsewhereans Harper Collins
The Tiger's Share Hachette
Water Days Tranquebar (Westland Books)
Non-Fiction
Shortlist
Of Men, Women and Witches Juggernaut
Rama Bhima Soma: Cultural Investigations into Modern Karnataka Context
Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age 4th Estate
Shattered Lands : Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia Harper Collins
Vaccine Nation Pan Macmillan
Why the Poor Don’t Kill Us: The Psychology of Indians Aleph
Popular Choice
Shortlist
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A Book of Books Harper Collins
Gods Guns & Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Penguin
The Chola Tigers: Avengers of Somnath Harper Collins
The Commonsense Diet: Stop Overthinking Start Eating Juggernaut
Too Good To Be True Harper Collins
Children's Fiction
Shortlist
A Girl, a Tiger and a Very Strange Story Puffin
Daisies in The Wild Harper Collins
Giants Harper Collins
Royal-ish : Lily's Adventures in Bagradoo Harper Collins
The Last Dragoners of Bowbazaar Westland
The Thief Of Taxila : A Silk Road Mystery Talking Cub
Children's Non-Fiction
Shortlist
From Sea to Sky: Hidden Stories of Nature's Science Hachette
History Unpacked: The Why, When and What of Ancient India Duckbill
India in Triangles: The Incredible Story of How India was Mapped and the Himalayas Measured Puffin
The Great Indian Safari Puffin
Tiger Slayer: The Extraordinary Story of Nur Jahan, Empress of India Penguin
Uncoded: A Technological History of Independent India Puffin
Children's Picture Book Story
Shortlist
A Roof for Norbu Snow Leopard Conservancy
Chasing Waters Karadi Tales
Go Go Flamingo Tulika
Putti Gets Glasses Harivu Books
The Girl Who Wouldnt Stay Within the Lines Daffodil Lane
The Pangolin Protectors Pratham
Children's Picture Book Illustration
Shortlist
And Yet You Shine: The Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, And Resistance Scholastic
A Tree in My Stomach Big Beetle Books
Rain Perfume Kalpvriksh
Sufi Humari Fufi Karadi Tales
Tara Goes Aahhhhh Harper Collins Children's Books
The Little Book of Indian Dogs Harper Collins Children's Books
The Trickster: One Time I Wanted Two Moons Katha
Cover Design
Shortlist
Loal Kashmir : Love and Longing in a Torn Land 4th Estate
Maa Rupa
Song Of The Asunam Harper Collins
The Whispering Mountains: Marvellous Folktales from the Himalayas Puffin
Vaadivaasal - The Arena Simon and Schuster
Trophy - Thought Beyond Words
Thought Beyond Words aims to showcase how creative insights precede their translation into language.
The sculpture depicts the mind as a tree and thoughts as birds. Birds come and go to the branches of the tree. Some fleetingly, some with more persistence. Some birds will take up residence in the tree, build a nest in its branches and giving birth to more thoughts.
The sculpture was designed by Shri. T.S Ramani Sankar, the celebrated architect and executed by Sampath Appasamy of Artistick’s Art Forum.
Past Winners
Fiction
Chronicles of an Hour and a Half Context
Non-Fiction
Why We Die : And How We Live : The New Science of Ageing and Longevity Hachette | Hodder Press
Popular Choice
I Don't Love You Anymore: Moving On and Living Your Best Life Penguin | Ebury Press
Children's Fiction
How To Win An Election Penguin | Duckbill
Children's Non-Fiction
A Children's History of India in 100 Objects Penguin | Puffin
Children's Picture Book Story
Will Goondi Come Home? Tulika Books
Children's Picture Book Story - Illustrations
Asha The Auto Driver Tulika Books
Cover Design
Mad Sisters of Esi Harper Collins
Fiction
Everything the Light Touches Fourth Estate
Non-Fiction
Caste Pride Context
Popular Choice
Failure To Make Round Rotis Juggernaut
Children's Fiction
The District Cup Puffin
Children's Non-Fiction
Unknown Heroes Of India's Freedom Struggle Tulika Publishers
Children's Picture Book Story
When We Are Home Pratham
Children's Picture Book Story - Illustrations
Where is Mr.Thookam? The Little Dipper Publishing
Cover Design
From Makaras to Manticores Hachette India
Fiction
The Immortal King Rao 4th Estate
Non-Fiction
Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh : India’s Lonely Young Women and The Search for Intimacy and Independence Harper Collins
Children’s Fiction
Maithili and the Minotaur Web of Woe Penguin
Children’s Non-Fiction
Naturalist Ruddy Penguin
Picture Book - Story
Beauty is Missing Pratham Books
Picture Book - Illustrations
Dugga Pratham Books
Popular Choice
Open Book : Not Quite a Memoir Harper Collins
Cover Design
The Muslim Vanishes: A Play Penguin Vintage
Fiction
Alipura
Non-Fiction
Born a Muslim: Some Truths About Islam in India
Popular Choice
Unfinished: A Memoir
Young Adult Book
Saira Zariwala is Afraid
Children’s Picture Book
The Girl Who Loved to Sing: Teejan Bai
Cover Design
Shadow Craft: Visual Aesthetics of Black and White Hindi Cinema
Achievement in Kannada Literature
Girish Rao Hatwar
Fiction
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Non Fiction
The Death Script: Dreams and Delusions in Naxal Country 4th Estate - HarperCollins
Popular Choice
Made in India: A Memoir Penguin eBury
Literary Achievement in Kannada
Vaidehi
Best Cover Design
Rising Heat Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Fiction
Blue Is Like Blue HarperCollins India
Non–Fiction
Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From Juggernaut
Popular Choice
Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life Penguin Ananda
Literary Achievement in Kannada
Dr. H.S. Venkatesha Murthy
Fiction
No Presents Please Harper Collins
Fiction
When I Hid my Caste Speaking Tiger
Non-Fiction
Adi Shankaracharya, Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker Tranquebar
Popular Choice
Keepers of The Kalachakra Westland
Literary Achievement in Kannada
Jayant Kaikini
Fiction
The Small Town Sea Penguin Random House
Non-Fiction
Lone Fox Dancing - My Autobiography Speaking Tiger
Popular Choice
The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad Juggernaut
Literary Achievement in Kannada
Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi
Fiction
Pyre Penguin Random House
Non-Fiction
Half-Lion Penguin Random House
Literary Achievement in Kannada
K.V Tirumalesh
Fiction
The Way Things Were Picador
Non-Fiction
Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India Harper Collins India
Literary Achievement in Kannada
Prathibha Nandakumar