Awards/Interviews – Shruthi Rao

Awards

JLG Gold Standard Selection 2025

Parag Honor List 2025

Atta Galatta Bangalore LitFest Shortlist 2025

Valley of Words Literature Award Longlist 2026

PADIBA Nominated 2026

Bal Sahitya Puraskaar 2023 Nominated

Diverse Verse Scholarship, Highlights Foundation 2023

SCBWI San Francisco North and East Bay Region Equity and Inclusion Awards – Tapestry of Voices Creator Award 2021

“Dream Home” – Winner, Arts Illustrated Short Story Contest, August 2019

Children’s Book Trust 2019 – Two awards in the short story and picture book category.

Best of Indian Children’s Writing Award 2018 for Manya Learns to Roar, 2019

Watch Me – Winner of the BalKatha Prize by Katha

Manya Learns to Roar – Originally called “Just Like Everybody Else” – Winner of the Children First Contest, organized by Duckbill Books, Parag (Tata Trusts) and Vidyasagar School, Chennai, March 2017

Susie Will Not Speak – Originally called “Jahan Refuses to Speak” – Shortlisted in the Children First Contest, organized by Duckbill Books, Parag (Tata Trusts) and Vidyasagar School, Chennai, March 2017

“The Awakening” – Winner of the DNA-Out of Print Short Fiction Award. – Link 1 and Link 2, July 2014

“Kanchenjunga” – winner of the Tagore-O’Henry Short Story Contest conducted by Final Draft Editing and Publishing [Link], 2013

“The Story Lady” – First Prize Winner in the Fiction for Children category, Unisun – Reliance TimeOut Competition 2011.

“All that Glitters” – Special Mention in the Sunday Herald Short Story Competition 2011 [Link]

“The Guide” – 3rd Prize in the Sunday Herald Short Story Competition 2008 [Link]