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Gratiaen Prize

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gratiaen.com/about|title=About|publisher=The Gratiaen Trust|access-date=9 September 2020}} 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{{cite web|url=http://www.gratiaen.com/archives/gratiaen-prize-winners-amp-short-listed-writers-1993-2018|title=Gratiaen Prize Winners & Short Listed Writers 1993-2021|website=The Gratiaen Trust|date=24 October 2019|access-date=5 November 2022}}
  • Lalitha Withanachchi, Wind Blows Over the Hills

1994

  • Punyakante Wijenaike, Amulet{{cite web|url=http://gratiaen.com/1994-winners.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822024747/http://gratiaen.com/1994-winners.php|archive-date=August 22, 2015|title=1994 Winner|website=The Gratiaen Prize for Creative Writing in English|publisher=The Gratiaen Trust}}

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

  • Malinda Seneviratne, Edges{{cite web | url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/malinda-seneviratne-wins-gratiaen-prize | title=Malinda Seneviratne wins Gratiaen Prize | work=Adaderana | date=25 May 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529014325/http://www.adaderana.lk/news/malinda-seneviratne-wins-gratiaen-prize|archivedate=29 May 2014|access-date=9 September 2022}}

2014

  • Vihanga Perera, Love and Protest{{cite web | url=http://www.asiantribune.com/node/87134 | title=The Gratiaen Prizes 2014 | work=Asian Tribune | date=13 June 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615000632/http://www.asiantribune.com/node/87134|archivedate=15 June 2015|access-date=9 September 2022}}

2015

2016

  • Charulatha Abeysekara Thewarathanthri, Stories{{Cite news|url=http://www.ft.lk/article/619333/Charulatha-Abeysekara-Thewarathanthri-wins-2016-Gratiaen-Prize--Aditha-Dissanayake-awarded-H-A-I--Goonetileke-Prize-for-Translation|title=Charulatha Abeysekara Thewarathanthri wins 2016 Gratiaen Prize, Aditha Dissanayake awarded H.A.I. Goonetileke Prize for Translation|work=Daily FT|date=2 June 2017|access-date=2017-08-11}}

2017

  • Jean Arasanayagam, The Life of the Poet{{cite web | url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/jean-arasanayagam-wins-2017-gratiaen-prize/ | title=Jean Arasanayagam Wins 2017 Gratiaen Prize | work=Colombo Telegraph | date=26 May 2018 | accessdate=24 July 2018}}

2018

  • Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke, The One Who Loves You So{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1090751/2018-gratiaen-prize-goes-to-arun-welandawe-prematilleke|title=Sunday Times - 2018 Gratiaen Prize goes to Arun Welandawe- Prematilleke|website=Sunday Times|location=Sri Lanka|access-date=2019-09-10}}

2019

2020

  • Carmel Miranda, Crossmatch{{Cite web|title=Carmel wins the Gratiaen for her debut whodunit|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210704/plus/carmel-wins-the-gratiaen-for-her-debut-whodunit-447673.html|website=Sunday Times|location=Sri Lanka|date=4 July 2021|author=Yomal Senerath-Yapa|access-date=9 September 2022}}

2021

  • Ashok Ferrey, The Unmarriageable Man{{Cite web|title=Ashok Ferry wins Gratiaen Prize 2021|url=https://www.ft.lk/news/Ashok-Ferry-wins-Gratiaen-Prize-2021/56-736547|date=2022-06-23|website=Daily FT |access-date=2022-06-23}}

2022

  • Chiranthi Rajapaksa, Keeping Time and Other Stories
  • Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, The Wretched and the Damned{{Cite web |title=Dual winners for Gratiaen prize 2023 - Life Online |url=https://www.life.lk/article/latest_stories/Dual-winners-for-Gratiaen-prize-2023/1/20538 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.life.lk |language=English}}

2023

  • Ramya Jirasinghe, Father Cabraal’s Recipe for Love Cake{{Cite web |title=Gratiaen Prize reveals 2024 shortlist {{!}} Daily FT |url=https://www.ft.lk/ft-lite/Gratiaen-Prize-reveals-2024-shortlist/6-761370 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.ft.lk |language=English}}{{Cite web |title=Ramya Jirasinghe wins 31st Gratiaen Prize |url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2024/06/03/local/561922/ramya-jirasinghe-wins-31st-gratiaen-prize/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.dailynews.lk}}{{Cite web |title=Sri Lankan author Ramya Jirasinghe bags Gratiaen Prize - Breaking News {{!}} Daily Mirror |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Sri-Lankan-author-Ramya-Jirasinghe-bags-Gratiaen-Prize/108-283890 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}

References

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External links

[http://www.gratiaen.com/ Official website]

Category:1992 establishments in Sri Lanka

Category:Awards established in 1992

Category:Sri Lankan literary awards

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