Fairway National Literary Awards 2018 Shortlist announced!
The eagerly anticipated Shortlist for the fourth Fairway National Literary Awards was announced on 30th August 2018 at the Kingsbury Hotel. Each shortlisted novelist in each language category will receive a valuable cash prize of Rs. 100,000/- while the ultimate winning novelist in each language category will receive
Rs. 500,000/-.
The announcement event also revealed the panels of judges in the three language categories for these prestigious awards. The FNLA committee strives to bring together every year a group of distinguished and unbiased judges comprising, in each panel, an academic, a creative person and an informed reader.
The shortlisted novels will now be reviewed again in order to identify the winning novel in each language category, which will be announced at the final award ceremony which will be held later this year.
The Fairway National Literary Awards are presented with the aim of recognising, encouraging and rewarding excellent creative writing.
Fairway National Literary Awards 2018 Shortlist
SINHALA CATEGORY Aththani Kanu – Sepali Mayadunne Warana – Padmini Senevirathne
Tharu Visula Reya – Aruna Premarathne Deshadhrohiyage Nirmala Hardaya – Tharangani Rasika Fernando
Balawa, Kandulu Ginigani – P. B. Jayasekara ENGLISH CATEGORY
Rao’s Guide to Lime Pickling – Sandali Handagama The Chameleon – Seheni Hisara Kariyawasan Stories – Charulatha Abeysekara Thewarathanthri Zeelam – Navin Weeraratne
TAMIL CATEGORY
Kattupol -Premila Pratheepan Thottruponavargal – Seeman Pathinathan Fernando Irathakkuliyal – Musdeen Idipadumkottaikal – N. Yogenthiranathan Panichaiadi Munmaariyum Sattakkinarum – A. M. S. Velazhakan