| JCB Prize | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Literary award |
| Awarded for | Distinguished work of fiction by an Indian author |
| Sponsored by | JCB |
| Country | India |
| Reward(s) | ₹2,500,000 (US$30,000) |
| Established | 2018 |
| First awarded | 2018 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 5 |
| First winner | Benyamin (2018) |
| Most recent winner | Perumal Murugan (2023) |
| Website | www |
JCB Prize for Literature is an Indian literary award established in 2018.[1] It is awarded annually with ₹2,500,000 (US$30,000) prize to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer. The winners will be announced each November with shortlists in October and longlists in September.[1] It has been called "India's most valuable literature prize".[2] Rana Dasgupta is the founding Literary Director of the JCB Prize.[3] In 2020, Mita Kapur was appointed as the new Literary Director.[4]
The JCB Literature Foundation was established to maintain the award. It is funded by the English construction manufacturing group JCB. Publishers are allowed, per imprint, to enter two novels originally written in English and two novels translated into English from another language.[1]
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