SAARC Literary Award
| SAARC Literary Award | |
|---|---|
| Award to individuals from SAARC Countries for contributions to Literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in South Asia |
| Sponsored by | FOSWAL |
| First award | 2001 |
| Website | foundationsaarcwriters |
SAARC Literary Award is an annual award conferred by the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) since 2001[1][2][3] Shamshur Rahman, Mahasweta Devi, Jayanta Mahapatra, Abhi Subedi, Mark Tully, Sitakant Mahapatra, Uday Prakash, Suman Pokhrel, and Abhay K have been some of the recipients of this award.[4]
Nepali poet, lyricist, and translator Suman Pokhrel is the only writer to have received the award twice, having been honored in 2013 and 2015.[5][6]
Award recipients
The year wise list of the award recipients are as follows:
FOSWAL also confers the SAARC Young Writers Award on emerging poets and writers from South Asian countries. Its recipients include Khalida Froagh, Rubana Huq, Vivimarie Vanderpoorten, Nanda Tint Swe, Manu Manjil, Nayyara Rahman and Shahida Shaheen among other. Unlike the SAARC Literary Award, which is presented to eminent poets, writers, and journalists, it is intended to recognize emerging poets and writers.[20][8]
References
- ↑ "SAARC LITERARY AWARDS". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02. FOSWAL Website
- ↑ "Five writers honoured at SAARC Literature Festival". Hindustan Times. 2013-03-11. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ↑ "SAARC Apex Bodies". South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ↑ "Mahasweta Devi to get SAARC Literary Award". One India. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
- 1 2 3 4 "Five writers honoured at SAARC Literature Festival". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India (PTI). 11 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) (2015). Report: SAARC Literature Festival, February 13–16, 2015 (Report). Agra, India: Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ganesh Devy". Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice, Georgetown University. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SAARC Literary Awards". Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mahashweta Devi to get SAARC literary award". One India. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ mnbcone (31 March 2011). "Ibrahim Waheed (Ogaru) receives SAARC Literary Award (30 mar 2011)". Retrieved 18 December 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Mridula Nath (26 March 2014). Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Routledge. ISBN 9781317818908. Retrieved 18 December 2016 – via Google Books.
- ↑ ""The Three R's" by Ayesha Zee Khan-The Saarc Literary award 2012 Winner". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ "Diplomat Abhay Kumar Wins SAARC Prize". India Times. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ↑ "Consular Affairs". Afghan Embassy. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08.
- ↑ "SAARC Literary Award Goes to Riyaz". 2014.
- ↑ "Selina Hossain wins Saarc Lit Award". The Daily Star. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ "SAARC Literary Award and Ceremony 2018". SAARC Cultural Centre Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- 1 2 3 "Nurul Huda receives SAARC Literary Award". 2019-10-26.
- ↑ Newspaper, Bhutan's Daily. "Chador Wangmo receives SAARC literary award". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ↑ "FOSWAL Awards" (PDF). Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2026.