The Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award recognises and salutes sustained and outstanding contribution to writing and literature in India.

Nationally and internationally renowned poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has been announced as the Poet Laureate of the 11th Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020.

The Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year Award for fiction has been constituted to recognise noteworthy work in the Indian literary space in the fiction genre.

The Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year Award for Non Fiction has been constituted to recognise noteworthy work in the Indian literary space in the non fiction genre.

The Tata Literature Live! First Book Award for Fiction recognises new talent in the Indian literary space in the fiction genre.

The Tata Literature Live! First Book Award for Non-Fiction recognises new talent in the Indian literary space in the non-fiction genre.

The Tata Literature Live! Business Book of the Year Award recognises the best business writing in the Indian literary space.

The award recognizes and honours significant contribution of Indian authors and illustrators to children’s literature.