Toto Award for Creative Writing in Kannada (2020): Long-list

Eleven writers have been long-listed for the 2020 Toto Award for Creative Writing in Kannada. Their names, in alphabetical order, are:

1. Anilkumar Gunnapur, Vijayapura 

2. 
Chaithra Kotoor, Kolara 

3. 
Chaitrika Naik, Siddapura 

4. 
Gopal Krishna (aka Goravi Aldur), Bengaluru 

5. K V Pravara, Chitradurga 

6. 
Mustafa K H, Mangaluru 

7. 
Najma Nazeer Chikkanerale, Periyapatna

8. 
Prasad Naik, Gurgaon 

9. 
Shashi Tarikere, Bengaluru 

10. 
Snehajaya Karanth, Bengaluru 


11. Sushmita A Shetty, Manipal 



The shortlist for this award will be announced next month. TFA wishes the long-listed writers all the best!