Call for entries begin for the Fairway National Literary Awards
View(s):Four years following its inception the Fairway National Literary Awards has secured for itself a leading role on the literary stage of Sri Lanka. The organizing committee is now calling for entries for the Fairway National Literary Awards 2018 from writers of all three languages.
All novels in Sinhala, English and Tamil published for the first time in Sri Lanka between June 1, 2017 and May 31, 2018 are eligible for entry.
The award was launched in 2015 coinciding with the commencement of its sponsorship of the internationally acclaimed Fairway Galle Literary Festival.
The FNLA comprises cash awards of Rs. 500,000 each to the winners in each language category and cash awards of Rs. 100,000 each to the authors of all shortlisted novels.
Submissions for this year will be accepted until July 25 at the Fairway National Literary Awards Secretariat, ‘The Fairways’, 100, Buthgamuwa Road, Rajagiriya. (Telephone: 0775533121/ 0774462285).