TFA is pleased to announce the longlist for the twenty-first edition of the Toto Awards for
Creative Writing in English. From a total of 174 applications received, twenty three have been
longlisted for the award.
- Debmalya Bandhyopadhyay (Kolkata)
- Anamika Tamuli, Jorhat
- Lonav Ojha, Tezpur
- Yukti Narang, Noida
- Ifaam Bashir, Budgaam
- Denzel Joyson AJ, Bengaluru
- Mubashira Zaid Patel, Mumbai
- Jasmin Naur Hafiz, Thiruvananthapuram
- Archita Mittra, Kolkata
- Abhinav Shukla, Kanpur
- Abhilipsa Sahoo, Bengaluru
- Aditya Tiwari, Jabalpur
- Urooj Ali Rizvi, New Delhi
- Purvai Aranya, Panchkula
- Bhumika Sanjeev, Bengaluru
- Sharon Solomon Aruparayil, Vadodara
- Suraj Unnikrishnan Menon, Kochi
- Aadrit Banerjee, 24 Parganas
- Eshwari R, Bengaluru
- Sahil Minhas, Mumbai
- Sahana Mira S, Chennai
- Khushi Bajaj, Lucknow
- Gayathri Lakshmi, Bengaluru
Congratulations for making it through! You are now part of the Toto Awards 2026 Longlist for Creative Writing (English).
Watch out for the next round – the shortlist – in January 2026.
Supported by : Naboneeta Majumdar (in memory of Dipali and Nitai Majumdar) & Sarita Vellani