Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature

       It's great that there is a well-endowed prize -- the winner gets C$25,000 -- for Punjabi Literature, though at first glance it might strike one as odd that it's not based in ... well, Punjab. But there's something to be said for a prize for fiction in a specific language being based far, far away -- is the case here: Canada --, able to escape at least some of the local literary politics that inevitably come into play.
       Anyway, they've now announced this year's winner -- ਲੋਟਾ by Darshan Singh.
       See also Charlie Smith's report in Georgia Straight, Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature celebrated at Vancouver Writers Fest