SAARC Literary Award facts for kids
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The SAARC Literary Award is a special prize given every year. It is presented by the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL). This award started in 2001.
It honors writers and poets from countries in South Asia. These countries are part of the SAARC group. Famous writers like Shamshur Rahman, Mahasweta Devi, and Mark Tully have won this award. Nepali poet and translator Suman Pokhrel is the only person to have won it two times.
Who Has Won the SAARC Literary Award?
This award celebrates great writing from South Asia. Many talented authors and poets have received it. Below is a list of the award winners by year.
| Year | Poet/Writer | Nationality |
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| 2001 | Ganesh Narayandas Devy |  India |
| Shamsur Rahman |  Bangladesh |
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| 2002 | Laxmi Chand Gupta | India |
| 2006 | Maitreyi Pushpa | India |
| Zahida Hina |  Pakistan |
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| Laxman Gaikwad | India |
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| Tissa Abeysekara |  Sri Lanka |
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| 2007 | Mahasveta Devi | India |
| 2009 | Jayanta Mahapatra | India |
| Uday Prakash | India |
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| Kamaal Khan | India |
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| 2010 | Hamid Mir | Pakistan |
| Abhi Subedi |  Nepal |
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| Mark Tully | India |
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| Ju |  Burma |
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| 2011 | Ibrahim Waheed |  Maldives |
| Syed Akhtar Hussain Akhtar (posthumous) | Pakistan |
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| 2012 | Fakrul Alam | Bangladesh |
| Ayesha Zee Khan | Pakistan |
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| 2013 | Abhay K | India |
| Suman Pokhrel | Nepal |
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| Farheen Chaudhary | Pakistan |
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| Abdul Khaliq Rashid |  Afghanistan |
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| Daya Dissanayake | Sri Lanka |
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| 2014 | Tarannum Riyaz | India |
| 2015 | Sitakant Mahapatra | India |
| Selina Hossain | Bangladesh |
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| Suman Pokhrel | Nepal |
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| Shahida Shaheen | Pakistan |
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| Nisar Ahmad Chaudhary | Pakistan |
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| Aryan Aroon | Afghanistan |
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| 2018 | Najibullah Manalai | Afghanistan |
| 2019 | Anisuzzaman | Bangladesh |
SAARC Young Writers Award
FOSWAL also gives out the "SAARC Young Writers Award." This award is for new and upcoming poets and writers. They come from countries across South Asia. Some past winners include Khalida Froagh and Rubana Huq.
See also
In Spanish: Premio Literario SAARC para niños
