Punjabi Awards

The Pakistan Academy of Letters annually gives the following two awards for the best books in Punjabi language:

The Waris Shah Award

Named after the great Punjabi lyrical maestro, Waris Shah, this award is given every year to the best book of Punjabi poetry. This award was launched in 1981. Before the launch of Afzal Ahsan Randhawa Award for Punjabi prose in 2017, this award covered entire Punjabi literature. So far, the following poets and writers have received this award:

# Book Title Author Year
1Qutbi TaraPir Fazal Gujrati1401 AH
2Hawa Di SuliSalim Kashir1402 AH
3Ik Raat Ravi DiNajm Hussain Syed1403 AH
4Maulvi Ahmed Yar: Fikr te FannShahbaz Malik1404 AH
5Suraj GrahanAfzal Ahsen Randhawa1405 AH
6Punjabi Lok Geetan Da Fanni TajziyaDr. Sarfraz Hussain Qazi1406 AH
7Taway De TaareRiaz Majeed1407 AH
8Vagda PaniMohammad Mansha Yad1408 AH
9Tahli Mere BachhdeAfzal Tauseef1409 AH
10Cheerhan Di ChhaanArshad Chahal1410 AH
11Gul Vich Payaam Preet MaharShehzad Kaiser1411 AH
12Janwar BataanIlyas Ghumman1412 AH
13Man WartiKhadim Razmi1413 AH
14Neelay Chan Di RaatRashid Hassan Rana1414 AH
15Door DararraySaber Reza1415 AH
16BhabbhalFarzand Ali1416 AH
17Hun Ki Kariye?Anwar Masood1417 AH
18Tanwan Tanwan TaraMohammad Mansha Yad1418 AH
19Sufne Andiyan AkkhanGhulam Mustafa Bismil1998
20Pind Di LajIlyas Ghuman1999
21Aje Qayamat Nahi AayiMunnu Bhai2000
22Kookan Ra Wal Yar DianJamil Malek2001
23Nami Nami WaAhmed Rahi2002
24Aman Waley MilangeAfzal Tauseef2003
25Kahani PragaNadir Ali2004
26Kala ChananMir Tanha Yousufi2005
27Darya BurdNazeer Khokhar2006
28Rubaiyat TaseerSiddique Taseer2007
29WaghaNazeer Khokhar2008
30Jand Da AngeyaarFarkhanda Lodhi2009
31HarkhRai Muhammad Khan Nasir2010
32Moj MelaDr. Inam-ul-Haqq Javed2011
33Ghalicha Anan WaliZahid Hassan2012
34Kani Kani DaryaZahid Masood2013
35Qissa-e-AashiqanZahid Hassan2014
36Tusi DhartiZahid Hassan2015
37Kisiyan Da PaniParveen Malik2016
38HongRai Muhammad Khan Nasir2017
39HaddakRai Muhammad Khan Nasir2018
40Lay DasTajammul Kaleem2019
41Tauheed Da ChanBashir Naatiq2020
42An Maniya BaharDr. Nasir Baloch Shafqat Hussain2021
43Kun De GunGhulam Hussain Sajid2022

The Afzal Ahsan Randhawa Award

Named after a prominent Punjabi fiction writer, this award is given annually to the best Punjabi prose book. This award was launched in 2017. Earlier, the Waris Shah Award covered all Punjabi literature. So far, the following Punjabi prose writers have received this award:

# Book Title Author Year
1Jhoota Sachha Koi NaDr. Nasir Baloch2017
2GhanooAhmed Shahbaz Khawar2018
3Pehli Nindar MagronShahid Shaidai2019
4ProfessorDr. Karamat Mughal2020
5Kahani Ik Maan DiZahid Hassan2021
6Waba Te WasaibNain Sukh2022