Thought Beyond Words
Deviants: The Queer Family Chronicles
Best Fiction
Author : Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari
Publisher : Tranquebar (Westland Books)
The Elsewhereans
Best Fiction
Author : Jeet Thayil
Publisher : Harper Collins
Rama Bhima Soma: Cultural Investigations into Modern Karnataka
Best Non Fiction
Author : Srikar Raghavan
Publisher : Context
The Commonsense Diet: Stop Overthinking Start Eating
Popular Choice
Author : Rujuta Diwekar
Publisher : Juggernaut
Song Of The Asunam
Best Cover Design
Author : C.G. Salamander
Publisher : Harper Collins
Cover Design by : Rajiv Eipe
Giants
Best Children’s Book Fiction
Author : Huthuka Sumi
Publisher : Harper Collins
History Unpacked: The Why, When and What of Ancient India
Best Children’s Book Non-Fiction
Author : Saisudha Acharya
Publisher : Duckbill
Go Go Flamingo
Best Children’s Picture Book Story
Author : Devashish Makhija
Publisher : Tulika
The Little Book of Indian Dogs
Best Children’s Picture Book Illustration
Author : Chandrima Chatterjee
Publisher : Harper Collins Children's Books
About
Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2026
Every year, Atta Galatta has the immense pleasure of being able to felicitate the best and brightest of the Indian writers’ community. In association with the Bangalore Literature Festival, a platform for voices from all over India and the globe, we have been striving to commemorate literary achievements with the Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize.
Instituted in 2015, the annual awards are presented under 8 categories of Fiction (English), Non-Fiction (English), Popular Choice, Best Cover Design, Best Children’s Picture Book Story, Best Children’s Picture Book Illustrations, Best Children’s Book Fiction and Best Children’s Book Non-Fiction.
