Six Indian writers, including Jahnavi Barua and Rahul Bhattacharya, figure in the shortlists of the 2012 Commonwealth Book and Short Story Prizes. Barua, for her novel Rebirth, Bhattacharya for his The Sly Company of People Who Care and C Y Gopinath for The Book of Answers have been shortlisted in the Commonwealth Book Prize category. Pakistan's Jamil Ahmad ("The Wandering Falcon") and Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka ("Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew") are among 15 other authors also in the race in this section. 

The Indian writers in the shortlist for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize are Anushka Jasraj (Radio Story), Poile Sengupta (Ammulu) and Sreejith Sukumaran (Another Dull Day). Regional winners will be named on May 22 and the overallwinner will be announced at the Hay Festival on June 8.