FICCI Publishing Awards are held each year to recognize the best work in the publishing industry. The awards were distributed at Publicon 2024 conference held at FICCI on 25 July.
This year’s awards are as follows:
Children’s Book of the Year in English (Below 10 years): When We Are Home by Priyadarshini Gogoi, illustrated by Pankaj Saikia, Pratham Books
Children’s Book of the Year in English (Below 10 years) Special Jury Award: Gobi Goes Viral by Vibha Batra, illustrated by Shamika Chaves, Scholastic India
Children’s Book of the Year in English (10 and above years): Akela by Richa Jha, illustrated by Ruchi Shah, Pickle Yolk Books
Children’s Book of the Year in English (10 and above years) Special Jury Award: A Fish that Grows Tomato by Sushant Madaan
Comic Graphic Novel of the Year: The Pig Flip by Joshi Benedict, translated from Malayalam by K K Muralidharan, HarperCollins Publishers India
Book of the Year – Best Cover Design: Azadi by Chaman Nahal, Hachette India and Stolen Hours and Other Curiosities by Manjula Padmanabhan, Hachette India
Book of the Year – Best Overall Design: The Herbal Sutra: Indian Wisdom and Wellness through 100 Herbs by Madhulika Banerjee, Roli Books
Book of the Year – Fiction Hindi: Balidaani Veeranganayein by Rajendra Mohan Bhatnagar, Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Book of the Year – Non-fiction Hindi: Ram Ke Path Par by Vikrant Pande and Neelesh Kulkarni, translated by Subha Pande, HarperCollins Publishers India
Book of the Year – Best Production Paperback: Indian Accent Restaurant Cookbook by Chef Manish Mehrotra, photography by Rohit Chawla, Hachette India
Book of the Year – Best Production Hardbound: Tarun Tahiliani: Journey to India Modern, Roli Books
Book of the Year – Best Translation: Assassin by K R Meera, translated from Malayalam by J Devika, HarperCollins Publishers India
Book of the Year – Fiction English: History’s Angel by Anjum Hasan, Bloomsbury India
Book of the Year – Non-fiction English: Smoke & Ashes: A Writer’s Journey through Opium’s Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh, HarperCollins Publishers India
Book of the Year – Non-fiction English Special Jury Award: Up Against Darkness by Medha Deshmukh Bhaskaran, Sakal Prakashan
Children’s Book of the Year in Hindi (Below 10 years): Gappu Gola by Jitendra Bhatia, illustrated by Vishnu M Nair, Pratham Books
Children’s Book of the Year in Hindi (10 and above years): Ek Shehar, Ek Pahaad, Ek Mohalla by Ankur Lekhak Samuh, illustrated by Allen Shaw, Eklavya Foundation
Business Book of the Year: The Unicorn Quest: India Learns to Start Up by Archana Rai, Bloomsbury Publishing
Business Book of the Year – Biography of a Business Leader: Spreading Joy: How Joyalukkas Became the World’s Favourite Jeweller by Joy Alukkas with Thomas Scaria and Nidhi Jain, HarperCollins Publishers India
