The longlist for the USD 25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017 was announced on August 10 by feminist writer and publisher Ritu Menon, who is the chair of the jury panel for the prize. The longlist of 13 novels represents a diverse mix of established writers and debut novelists from different backgrounds and geographies — seven Indians, three Pakistanis, two Sri Lankans and an American based in India. There are three debut novels and two translations from Tamil and Malayalam. The full story here.