Here are the final shortlists for various categories of the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2020. The shortlisted candidates are listed alphabetically:
Cover of the Year (Indian Languages)
| Book Cover | Cover Designer | Author/ Publisher |
|---|---|---|
 |  Aparajita Ninan | Surendra Mohan Pathak / Penguin Random House India |
 | Aparajita Ninan | Surendra Mohan Pathak / Penguin Random House India |
 |  | Pankaj Kapur / HarperCollins Publishers India |
 |  Kiran Madalu | Kiran Bhat / Bahuroopi |
 |  M S Sagar | Rajaram Tallur / Bahuroopi |
Cover of the Year (English)
| Book Cover | Cover Designer | Author/ Publisher |
|---|---|---|
 |  Amit Malhotra | S. Hareesh (Tr: Jayasree Kalathil) / HarperCollins India |
 |  Bhavi Mehta | Uzma Aslam Khan / Context Books |
 |  Gunjan Ahlawat (cover art by Ankita Thakur) | Rheea Mukherjee / Penguin Random House India |
 |  Rujuta Thakurdesai | Paul Rosolie / Penguin Random House India |
 |  Sherna Dastur | Sudhanva Deshpande / Leftword Books |
Illustrator of the Year
| Name of Illustrator | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ayeshe Sadr & Ishaan Dasgupta | HarperCollins India |
 | Krishna Bala Shenoi | Pratham Books |
 | Rohan Chakravarty | Rohan Chakravarty |
 | Sandhya Prabhat | HarperCollins India |
 | Sunaina Coelho | Pratham Books |
 | Vishnu M Nair | Pratham Books |
Editor of the Year
| Name of Editor | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ayushi Saxena | Penguin Random House India |
 | Bijal Vachharajani | Pratham Books |
 | Ishita Gupta | Yoda Press |
 | Rahul Soni | Kanishka Gupta |
 | Tarini Uppal | Penguin Random House India |