Staff Reporter
Karachi
The winners of the 9th UBL Literary Awards 2020 were announced by UBL on their social media platforms celebrating the literary efforts of Pakistani writers from both within and outside Pakistan, UBL announced the winners of these awards for the ninth year running.
The books, which were written by Pakistani authors and published both within and outside Pakistan from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019, were shortlisted by an esteemed panel of judges which included the likes of Dr. Asghar Nadeem Syed, Ghazi Salahuddin, Dr. Arfa Syeda, Ms. Kishwar Naheed, Dr. Anwaar Ahmad, Masood Ashar and Ms. Muneeza Shamsie.
Two new categories of Debut Book (both in English & Urdu), in addition to the existing eight were awarded this time.
The winners from each category are: In Urdu Debut, Shajar-e-Hayat by Riyaz Ahmed; Urdu Children’s Literature (2 awards) Kahaniyon Wala Kalam by Ahmed Adnan Tariq & Nanhay Geet Aur Nazmein by Zara Mumtaz; Translation into Urdu: Hikayat-e-Spencer by Tayyeba Tehsin Firaqui and in Urdu Poetry: Mauhoom Ki Mehek by Abrar Ahmad
In Urdu Non-Fiction: Yaadon Kay Dareechay by Azmat Ahmad Ansari;
Urdu Fiction: Char Darwesh Aur Aik Kachuwa by Syed Kashif Raza; English Debut: Melody Of A Tear by Haroon Khalid Akhtar;
English Children’s Literature: Perween Rehman by Amina Azfar; English Non-Fiction: Interpretations of Jihad in South Asia; An Intellectual History by Tariq Rehman and English Fiction: The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali by Uzma Aslam Khan.
