Toto Awards for Creative Writing in English (2020): Long-list

Twenty-three writers have been long-listed for the 2020 Toto Awards for Creative Writing in English. They are (in no particular order):

1. Ila Ananya, Bengaluru

2. Medha Singh, Delhi

3. Poorna Swami, Bengaluru

4. Kamayani  Sharma, New Delhi

5. Aswin Vijayan, Kozhikode 

6. Alishya Leena Almeida, New Delhi

7. Medha Nidhi S, Bengaluru 

8. Rohit Chakraborty, Kolkata

9. Abhimanyu Jitendra Acharya, Ahmedabad

10. Riddhi Dastidar, New Delhi

11. Kritika Pandey, Ranchi

12. Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

13. Archita Mittra, Kolkata

14. Amrita Chakraborty, Kolkata

15. Kuhu Joshi, New Delhi

16. Archita Raghunathan, Chennai

17. Rahee Punyashloka, Delhi

18. Noor Niamat Singh, Bengaluru

19. Priyanka Sutaria, Nagpur

20. Hema Nayak, Bengaluru 

21. Manjunath Mukesh A, Mumbai

22. Suhasini Patni, Jaipur

23. Tashan Cyrus Mehta, Mumbai

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