SAARC Literary Award

SAARC Literary Award
Award to individuals from SAARC Countries for contributions to Literature
Awarded forLiterary award in South Asia
Sponsored byFOSWAL
First awarded2001
Websitefoundationsaarcwriters.com

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 only writer to have been given this award twice.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "SAARC LITERARY AWARDS". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02. FOSWAL Website
  2. ^ "Five writers honoured at SAARC Literature Festival". Hindustan Times. 2013-03-11. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  3. ^ "SAARC Apex Bodies". South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  4. ^ "Mahasweta Devi to get SAARC Literary Award". One India. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.