Gratiaen Prize
The Gratiaen Prize is an annual literary prize for the best work of literary writing in English by a resident of Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1992 by the Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje with the money he received as joint-winner of the Booker Prize for his novel The English Patient.[1] The prize is named after Michael Ondaatje's mother, Doris Gratiaen. Administered by a Trust based in Sri Lanka, the Gratiaen Prize accepts printed books and manuscripts in a range of genres including fiction, poetry, drama, creative prose and literary memoir. Entries can be submitted by both authors and publishers. Submissions are accepted between 1st and 31st December in a given year. These are assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the Trust who are required to short-list three to five entries. The short-list event (open to the public) is usually held in April and hosted by the British Council, Colombo. The gala at which the winner is announced is held some weeks later at a venue selected by the Trust and the event sponsors and is for invitees only.
Winners
2015
- Thiyagaraja Arasanayagam, White Lanterns: Wesak 2011
2014
- Vihanga Perera, Love and Protest[2]
2013
- Malinda Seneviratne, Edges[3]
2012
- Lal Meddawattegedera,Playing Pillow Talk at MGK
2011
- Madhubhashini Disanayake-Ratnayake,There's Something I Have to Tell You
- 2010 Sakuntala Sachithanandan, On the Streets and Other Revelations
2009
- Prashani Rambukwella, Mythil's Secret
2008
- Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
2007
- Vivimarie Vanderpoorten, Nothing Prepares You
2006
- Senaka Abeyratne, 3 Star K
- Isankya Kodittuwakku, The Banana Tree Crisis
2005
- Delon Weerasinghe, Thicker Than Blood
2004
- Jagath Kumarasinghe, Kider Chetty Street
2003
- Nihal De Silva, Road from Elephant Pass
2002
- Vijita Fernando, Out of the Darkness
2001
- Elmo Jayawardene, Sam’s Story
- Sumathi Sivamohan, In the Shadow of the Gun/The Wicked Witch
2000
- Ruwanthi De Chickera, Middle of Silence
1999
- Neil Fernandopulle, Shrapnel
- Viskesa Chandrasekaram, Forbidden Area
1998
- Jeanne Thwaites, It’s a Sunny Day on the Moon
1997
- Gamini Akmeemana, The Mirage
1996
- Tissa Abeysekera, Bringing Tony Home
1995
- Sybil Wettasinghe, The Child in Me
- Rajiva Wijesingha, Servants
1994
- Punyakante Wijenaike, Amulet[4]
1993
- Carl Muller, The Jam Fruit Tree
- Lalitha Withanachchi, Wind Blows Over the Hills
References
- ↑ "The Gratiaen Prize". gratiaen.com. The Gratiaen Trust. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ↑ "The Gratiaen Prizes 2014". Asian Tribune. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Malinda Seneviratne wins Gratiaen Prize". Ada Derana. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "1994 Winner". Gratiaen Trust. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015.