UBL announces winners of the 9th UBL literary awards.

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The winners of the 9th UBL Literary Awards 2020 were announced by UBL on their social media platforms on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Celebrating the literary efforts of Pakistani writers form both within and outside Pakistan, UBL announced the winners of these awards for the ninth year running.

Despite the unprecedented conditions across the globe due to the Covid-19 pandemic, enthusiastic participation was witnessed after the call for entries announcement for the awards was released earlier in 2020. The books, which were written by Pakistani authors and published both within and outside Pakistan from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019, were shortlisted by an esteemed panel of judges which included the likes of Dr. Asghar Nadeem Syed, Mr. Ghazi Salahuddin, Dr. Arfa Syeda, Ms. Kishwar Naheed, Dr. Anwaar Ahmad, Mr. Masood Ashar and Ms. Muneeza Shamsie.

Two new categories of Debut Book (both in English and Urdu), in addition to the existing eight were awarded this time.

The winners from each category are:

* Urdu Debut: Shajar-e-Hayat by Riyaz Ahmed

* Urdu Children's Literature (2 awards): Kahaniyon Wala Kalam by Ahmed Adnan Tariq and Nanhay Geet Aur Nazmein by Zara Mumtaz

* Translation into Urdu: Hikayat-e-Spencer by Tayyeba Tehsin Firaqui

* Urdu Poetry: Mauhoom Ki Mehek by Abrar Ahmad

* Urdu Non-Fiction: Yaadon Kay Dareechay by Azmat Ahmad Ansari

* Urdu Fiction: Char Darwesh Aur Aik...