National Book Prize and Terramaxka 2025 longlist published
The National Book Prize encompasses eight distinct categories for books for Adults: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Drama, Non-Fiction, Prose Fiction in Translation, Research and Historiographic Research, and six categories of children’s books known as Terramaxka – the National Book Prize for Children and Young Adults: Picture books for children (ages 0–7), Children’s Literature (ages 8–12), Children’s Literature in translation (ages 8-12) and Young Adult Literature.
An independent adjudication board has screened all submissions for eligibility and ensured their placement in the appropriate categories. This year, the National Book Prize longlist includes 149 eligible titles: 86 titles spread across the eight categories of the National Book Prize, and 63 titles spanning the four categories of the Terramaxka Prize.
In the following months, the jury members will review the submissions and select the finalists for the 2025 National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize. The shortlists will be published on 26 August.
The winners of both the National Book Prize and the Terramaxka Prize for children and young adults will be announced during an award-giving ceremony, which will be held on 26 September.
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The full list of eligible submissions can be found below:
National Book Prize 2025: Books 2024
Novels
Short Stories
Poetry
Drama
Non-Fiction
Prose Fiction in Translation
Research
Historiographic Research
Terramaxka Prize 2025: Books 2024
Picture books for children (ages 0-7)
Children’s Literature (ages 8-12)
Young Adult Literature
Picture books in translation (0-7 yrs)
Children’s Literature in translation (8-12 yrs)
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