Amitav Ghosh's 'Sea of Poppies' bagged the Jury Prize for the best book as well as the Readers' Choice Award for Fiction at a function in Bengaluru.
Established last year, the Indiaplaza Golden Quill Awards were decided by an online poll and rewards the best fiction and non-fiction writing of the year by an Indian author domiciled in the country.
The award in each category carries a cash prize, a citation and a trophy.
This year's jury comprised of veteran journalist Mukund Padmanabhan, Marathi writer Shanta Gokhale and writer-actor Tom Alter.
(Published 03 September 2009, 13:09 IST)
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