- Source: 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. The prize is named after Ondaatje's mother, Doris Gratiaen.
Administered by the Gratiaen 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 may be submitted by both authors and publishers. Submissions are accepted between 1 and 31 December in a given year and 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 in 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.
The prize could be awarded for a translated work until 2003, when the trust established the H.A.I. Goonetileke Prize, which is awarded every second year for a work translated into English from Sinhala or Tamil.
Winners
1993
Carl Muller, The Jam Fruit Tree
Lalitha Withanachchi, Wind Blows Over the Hills
1994
Punyakante Wijenaike, Amulet
1995
Sybil Wettasinghe, The Child in Me
Rajiva Wijesingha, Servants
1996
Tissa Abeysekera, Bringing Tony Home
1997
Gamini Akmeemana, The Mirage
1998
Jeanne Thwaites, It's a Sunny Day on the Moon
1999
Neil Fernandopulle, Shrapnel
Visakesa Chandrasekaram, Forbidden Area
2000
Ruwanthi De Chickera, Middle of Silence
2001
Elmo Jayawardena, Sam’s Story
Sumathi Sivamohan, In the Shadow of the Gun/The Wicked Witch
2002
Vijita Fernando, Out of the Darkness
2003
Nihal De Silva, Road from Elephant Pass
2004
Jagath Kumarasinghe, Kider Chetty Street
2005
Delon Weerasinghe, Thicker Than Blood
2006
Senaka Abeyratne, 3 Star K
Isankya Kodittuwakku, The Banana Tree Crisis
2007
Vivimarie Vanderpoorten, Nothing Prepares You
2008
Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
2009
Prashani Rambukwella, Mythil's Secret
2010
Sakuntala Sachithanandan, On the Streets and Other Revelations
2011
Madhubhashini Disanayake-Ratnayake, There's Something I Have to Tell You
2012
Lal Meddawattegedera, Playing Pillow Talk at MGK
2013
Malinda Seneviratne, Edges
2014
Vihanga Perera, Love and Protest
2015
Thiyagaraja Arasanayagam, White Lanterns: Wesak 2011
2016
Charulatha Abeysekara Thewarathanthri, Stories
2017
Jean Arasanayagam, The Life of the Poet
2018
Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke, The One Who Loves You So
2019
Andrew Fidel Fernando, Upon a Sleepless Isle
2020
Carmel Miranda, Crossmatch
2021
Ashok Ferrey, The Unmarriageable Man
2022
Chiranthi Rajapaksa, Keeping Time and Other Stories
Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, The Wretched and the Damned
2023
Ramya Jirasinghe, Father Cabraal’s Recipe for Love Cake
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Shehan Karuntilaka
- Gratiaen Prize
- Shehan Karunatilaka
- The Road from Elephant Pass (novel)
- Gamini Akmeemana
- Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
- H. A. I. Goonetileke Prize
- Carmel Miranda
- Visakesa Chandrasekaram
- Ramya Jirasinghe
- Eva Ranaweera
