SAARC Literary Award is an annual award conferred by the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (

FOSWAL The Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) is the only SAARC apex body in the SAARC region, working under the SAARC banner, projecting, nurturing and strengthening cultural connectivity through literary and cultural interactions amo ...

) since 2001

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Mahasweta Devi Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016)
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, Suman Pokhrel, and

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have been some of the recipients of this award. Nepali poet, lyricist, and translator Suman Pokhrel is only writer to have been given this award twice.

Award Recipients

The year wise list of the award recipients are as follows: Recipients of SAARC Literary Award 2015

FOSWAL also confers "SAARC Young Writers Award" to the emerging poets and writers from South Asian countries. Khalida Froagh,

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, Vivimarie Vanderpoorten, Nanda Tint Swe, Manu Manjil, Nayyara Rahman are some of its recipients.

References

External links

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Literary Award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...