First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize and its new sister award Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize founded in 2020, seek to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers.
The prizes are unique in that they accept entries published in the UK by writers of colour. These include (and not limited to) fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels, poetry and all other genres.
The winner of the 2024 prize was Anansi's Gold by Yepoka Yeebo.
The winner of the 2025 prize is Namesake: Reflections on A Warrior Woman by N.S. Nuseibeh.