It’s time for Gratiaen Prize entries
View(s):Submissions for the Gratiaen Prize 2014 will open from December 1 to 31, 2014. Entries for the 2014 H.A.I. Goonetileke Prize for translation will also be accepted during the same period. Both prizes cover a wide range of genres including fiction, poetry, creative prose and literary memoir. More details on prize submission and regulations can be found on www.gratiaen.com
The Gratiaen Prize, founded by Michael Ondaatje with the prize money he received as joint winner of the Booker Prize for his novel The English Patient, is the only prize for Sri Lankan creative writing in English that has been awarded without a break since its inception in 1993. Administered by the Gratiaen Trust, the prize is worth Rs 200,000. Standard Chartered has been the longest standing corporate sponsor of the Prize.
The Gratiaen Prize is now a well established event in Sri Lanka’s literary calendar, attracting a wide range of writers from all across the island.
The H A I Goonetileke Prize supports the important task of translating Sri Lankan local language literature into English, making it available to a wider, international audience.
For further information, please contact: info@gratiaen.com