32nd Gratiaen Prize and the H. A. I. Goonetileke Prize for Translation

The Prize of Sri Lanka Rupees 300,000 will be awarded for the best work of creative writing in English by a Sri Lankan citizen resident in Sri Lanka, published for the first time in 2024, or unpublished and ready for publication at the time of entry. Writers temporarily non-resident in the country may apply under Rule 3 (a).
Creative writing eligible for the prize may include novels, collections of short stories, poetry, play- scripts and other genres with distinct and significant creative elements.
Entries for the Prize may be submitted by writers or publishers of the work. The maximum number of entries per writer shall be two (02).
The Entries will be judged by an independent panel of judges appointed by the Trustees.

The Prize of Sri Lanka Rupees 300,000 will be awarded for the best work of translation from Sinhala or Tamil into English by a Sri Lankan citizen resident in Sri Lanka, published for the first time in 2023-2024, or unpublished and ready for publication at the time of entry.
Translators who are not resident in the country may apply under Rule 3 (b).Creative writing eligible for the prize may include novels, collections of short stories, poetry, playscripts and other genres with distinct and significant creative elements.
If the author/s of the original work/s is/are alive, half of the prize money will be awarded to the translator and half to the original author/s.
Written permission for the translation must be obtained from the author/s, or copyright holder/s, and forwarded with the entry.
Entries for the Prize may be submitted either by the Translator or by the publisher of the work.
General Rules 3 and 4 pertaining to the Gratiaen Prize will also apply to the H. A. I. Goonetileke Prize for Translation.

Please note, this call is run by The Gratiaen Trust , not the Commonwealth Foundation