Dehradun, May 11 -- Over the course of a decade, Valley of Words continues to celebrate the brilliance of authors across genres through the REC-Valley of Words Book Awards (VBA) across a comprehensive range of categories, including Hindi and English Translations, English Fiction and Non-Fiction, Hindi Fiction and Non-Fiction, Writing for Young Adults and Children's Literature (bilingual). The eight VBA Winners are brought together with artists, craftspeople, readers, critics, thespians and listeners in VoW's annual Signature Event in Dehradun scheduled for 28-29 November, 2026.

Over 600 book nominations from across India put to rest the apprehension in some quarters that the era of reading and writing is over. Each year VoW finds itself ...