Publishing Next Industry Awards – 2017
Shortlists for the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2017
The following entries have been shortlisted in each category. Please note that the shortlisted entries are listed alphabetically. The final winners will be declared on 29th Dec. 2017.| Publisher of the Year | |
 | Aleph Book Company |
 | HarperCollins India |
 | Niyogi Books |
 | Pratham Books |
 | Simon and Schuster India |
| Printed Book of the Year - English | |
 | An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India (Aleph Book Co.) |
 | Himalaya, Adventures, Meditations, Life an Anthology (Speaking Tiger) |
 | Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature (Simon and Schuster India) |
 | Invisible Libraries (Yoda Press) |
 | The Gene (Allen Lane) |
| Printed Book of the Year - Indian Languages | |
 | Adhyathma Ramayanam Kilippattu (Palm Leaf Innovations) |
 | Baaghbaan – Nindiya Chor (Boxed Set, Harper Hindi) |
 | Duniya Yaad Karu (CopperCoin) |
 | Haar Nahin Manoonga – Ek Atal Jeevan Gaatha (Harper Hindi) |
 | Vimal Series (Boxed Set, Harper Hindi) |
| Children's Book of the Year - English | |
 | Ammachi’s Glasses (Tulika Books) |
 | Boo! When My Sister Died (Pickle Yolk Books) |
 | Muezza and Baby Jaan (Puffin Books) |
 | So You Want To Know About The Environment (Rupa Publications) |
 | When I Grow Up I Want to be a Tiger (Speaking Tiger) |
| Children's Book of the Year - Indian Languages | |
 | Akal Aur Uske Baad (Eklavya Publications) |
 | Chakkar/Loop (Eklavya Publications) |
 | Mujhe Ghar Mil Gaya (Mumbai Mobile Creches) |
 | Naani Chali Gayi (Tulika Books) |
 | Pinochio Potli Baba Ki Kahani (Scholastic India) |
| Book Cover of the Year - English | |
 | How I Became a Tree (Aleph Book Co.) |
 | Loyal Stalkers (Pan Macmillan, designed by Sukanya Ghosh) |
 | Mohanaswamy (HarperCollins India, designed by Harshad Marathe) |
 | Ravana Refuses to Die (Duckbill Books, designed by Priya Kuriyan) |
 | The Room on the Roof (Penguin Random House India) |
| Book Cover of the Year - Indian Languages | |
 | Achanak Ek Kavita (Yatra Books, designed by Gloworm / Mugdha Sadhwani with calligraphy by Prabhjyot Majithia) |
 | Akbar (Rajkamal Prakashan, designed by Pooja Ahuja) |
 | Lady Driver (Yatra Books, designed by Gloworm / Mugdha Sadhwani) |
 | Non Resident Bihari (Rajkamal Prakashan, designed by Shoeb Shahid) |
 | Syahi me Surkhab ke Pankh (Rajkamal Prakashan, designed by Shoeb Shahid) |
| Illustrated Book of the Year | |
 | Great Houses of Calcutta: Their Antecedents, Precedents, Splendour and Portents (Niyogi Books) |
 | Rehearsing Freedom (Leftword Books) |
 | Saint Teresa of Calcutta: A Celebration of Her Life and Legacy (Aleph Book Co.) |
 | Style of India (Hachette India) |
 | Taj Mahal: Multiple Narratives (Om Books) |
| Editor of the Year | |
 | Ayushi Saxena (Duckbill) |
| Dharini Bhaskar (Simon and Schuster India) |
| Shantanu Rau Choudhury (Harper Collins) |
| Simar Puneet (Aleph Books) |
| Bookshop of the Year | |
 | Akshardhara Book Gallery, Pune |
 | Kitabkhana, Mumbai |
 | Sapna Book House, Bangalore |