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The winners of the 2025 Women AutHer Awards, presented by The Times of India, were announced on Friday, March 21. The awards are presented to Indian women writers in four categories – fiction, non-fiction, children’s literature, and debut – as well as the popular choice and manuscript categories. The winners were chosen by juries, and, in the case of the popular choice, through online voting. The winning authors received cash prizes of Rs 1 lakh each, with the amount being shared equally by joint winners.
Author and translator Shanta Gokhale was awarded this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her “timeless contribution” to Indian writing.
The winners and shortlisted books are:
Fiction
The jury for fiction comprised Esther David, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, and Trisha Das.
Winners:
Shortlisted titles:
Nonfiction
The jury for nonfiction comprised Ganesh N Devy, Manu S Pillai, and Shrayana Bhattacharya.
Winners:
Other shortlisted titles:
Debut
The jury for debut comprised Anita Nair, Sutapa Basu, and Suvir Saran.
Winner: The Fall of Kabul: Despatches from Chaos, Nayanima Basu, Bloomsbury India
Other shortlisted titles:
Children’s literature
The jury for children’s literature comprised Priya Dutt, Anasuya Vaidya, and Devashish Makhija.
Winners:
Other shortlisted titles:
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