The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is an international literary prize awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asia[1] themes such as culture, politics, history, or people.

[2] The award is for novels published in the year preceding the judging of the prize.

Its stated purpose is to showcase the best writing about the South Asian region and bring it to a global audience.

Only the writers from South Asian Countries are honored for their work.

The south Asian countries in focus include the following: Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.