Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Mumbai LitFest 2025 Winners Announced
The Mumbai LitFest just announced the winners of its book awards for 2025.
Many talented writers and poets were celebrated for their amazing work.
A special award for 'Publisher of the Year' went to Penguin Random House India for releasing many great books.
The festival also gave a big Lifetime Achievement Award to a famous writer and a Poet Laureate award to a Gujarati poet.
Winners were chosen in different book categories like fiction and nonfiction, with awards for the best books and the best first books.
These awards help highlight important new and established voices in the world of books.
The 2025 Mumbai LitFest book awards winners were announced on Sunday, November 9.
Penguin Random House India was named Publisher of the Year.
Vinod Kumar Shukla received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Sitanshu Yashaschandra was honored as Poet Laureate.
Sujit Saraf won Fiction: Book of the year for 'Island', and Ruthvika Rao won Fiction: Best first book for 'The Fertile Earth'.
Dhirendra K Jha won Nonfiction: Book of the year for 'Golwalkar: The Myth Behind the Man, The Man Behind the Machine', and Zara Chowdhary won Nonfiction: Best first book for 'The Lucky Ones: A Memoir'.
- Who
- Winners of the 2025 Mumbai LitFest book awards, including Vinod Kumar Shukla, Sitanshu Yashaschandra, Sujit Saraf, Ruthvika Rao, Dhirendra K Jha, and Zara Chowdhary; Penguin Random House India won Publisher of the Year.
- What
- Announcement of the 2025 Mumbai LitFest book award winners in fiction, nonfiction, and business categories, along with Publisher of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, and Poet Laureate awards.
- When
- Sunday, November 9
- Where
- Mumbai LitFest
- Why
- To honor outstanding achievements in literature and publishing.
- Event
- Mumbai LitFest 2025 Book Awards
- Date
- Sunday, November 9
- Publisher of the Year
- Penguin Random House India
- Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
- Vinod Kumar Shukla
- Poet Laureate
- Sitanshu Yashaschandra