Valley of Words Book Awards has announced its 2025 longlists in eight categories: English Fiction, English Nonfiction, English Translation, Hindi Fiction, Hindi Nonfiction, Hindi Translation, Young Adult Literature, and Children’s Literature. The shortlist will be announced by July 30, and the shortlisted authors and translators will be invited to the 2025 Valley of Words International Literature and Arts Festival in Dehradun. The winners will be announced at an event during the festival.

Here are the longlisted books in each category:

• Border Crossers, Bhaskar Roy

• From Pashas to Pokemon, Maaria Sayed

• General Firebrand and His Red Atlas, Tathagata Bhattacharya

• Hill Songs of Love and Longing, Bijoya Sawian

• Into the Forest, Avtar Singh

• Island, Sujit Saraf

• Never Never Land, Namita Gokhale

• Rosarita, Anita Desai

• Swallowing the Sun, Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri

• The Scent of Himalayas, Mona Verma