SAARC Literary Award | |
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Award to individuals from SAARC Countries for contributions to Literature | |
Awarded for | Literary award in South Asia |
Sponsored by | FOSWAL |
First awarded | 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 only writer to have been given this award twice.[citation needed]