Shakti Bhatt Prize
| Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for the first book published an author in India | |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Shakti Bhatt Foundation |
| Reward(s) | ₹200,000 |
| Established | 2007 |
| First award | 2008 |
| Final award | 2022 |
The Shakti Bhatt Prize is a literary award established in 2007 in memory of Indian publisher, Shakti Bhatt. Between 2008 and 2019, it was awarded for first books published in India by an author of any age in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and drama. From 2020 onward, the Prize has been awarded in recognition of a writer's body of work, instead of a first book.