Godage literary awards

Godage National Literary Awards ceremony will be held at John de Silva Memorial Theatre on September 6 at 3 pm under the patronage of Dr Gunadasa Amarasekara.

Three veterans in Sinhala Tamil and English will also be felicitated: Professor Wimal G Balagalle (Sinhala), K S Sivakumaran (Tamil) and Jean Arasanayagam (English). The nominated works for each category are as follows:

Wimal G Balagalle

K S Sivakumaran

Jean Arasanayagam

Novel

* Kapila Kumara Kalinga – Piyesi Kavuluva

* Rupa Sriyani – Situvara PUvatha

* Sarath Wijesuriya – Sudam Sabhava

* Gunaratna Ekanayaka – Sivil Sevayen Vishrama Giyemiu

*Shamel Jayakodi – Gehenu Lamayage Maranaya

*Upeksha Nuvansrini – Sarpayage Diyaniya

Short stories

*Ravindu Mahendra – Divi Im Nimnaya

*Wasantha Nilmini – Ranmalaye Abhirahasa

*Gunasekara Gunasoma – Velusumana haa Jegan

*Anurasiri Hettige – Sinhabahu Enakan

Poetry

*Isuru CHamara – Thandava

*Kumara Kamburupitiya – Pambayage Sakkiya

*Eric Illayapparachchi – Piyassak Nethi Parviyek

*Nandana Weerasinghe – Sahas Res Yata

*Amila Thenuwar – Hodi Pothe Manamali

Juvenile literature

*Wanitha Rathnayaka – Apit EKka Piyambanna

*Anurasiri Hettige – Kolamba Lamai

*Indrani Amarakone – Rambo

*Kanthi Samaradivakara – Vekande Kumaraya

*Manel Iriyagama – Suranimale Kathava

Translated novel

*Jayatilleke de Silva – Ghanta Nadaya ka venuvendo

*Gamini VIyangoda – Garu Konsalthuma

*Upul Ranjith – Samuduruehi Ataraman voo Minisa

Academic works

*A V Suraweera – Lekhana Sameekshana

*Gunadasa Amarasekara – Amathaka Voo Urumaya

Tamil Novel

*Akalankan – Allekkutil

*A M S Vellagan – Kadum Kala Niyum

*S A Udayan – Sond

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