Past Award Winners

This page presents the winners and runners-up of the TWS Literacy Excellence Award from previous editions.

Literary Excellence Award - 2025 Results

Reem Arshad Khan

Reem Arshad Khan for 'Sparrow' – PKR 50,000 Cash Prize

Hussain Aamir

Hussain Aamir for 'Cancel My Subscription' – 10,000 PKR Cash Prize

Izza Khan Niazi

Izza Khan Niazi for 'Gudiya' – 5,000 PKR Cash Prize

Runners-Up List

Iman Shehryar for Desired, Not Known

Sidra Nisar for The Work Hair Does

Arsh Bibi for The Stolen Future

Sana Noor for The Failure of Austerity

Eman Rehman for The Constitution of the Mutilated Landscapist

Alishba Asif for Anatomy of An Onion

Mahru Hasan Syed for Waiting Room

Noor-E-Rabi for The Cycle Repeats

Adenah Furquan for Lawn Fever

Jaza Sultan for The Flame and The Verse

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