SI Leeds Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2012) Excellence Award
Minoli Salgado
ミノリ・サルガド
Minoli Salgado
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Nationality
- Sri Lankan
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Malaysia → Sri Lanka → South East Asia → England → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Academic
- Active Years
- 2006-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Sussex, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Nominations
- DSC Prize for South Asian Literature longlist (2015, A Little Dust on the Eyes), Republic of Consciousness Prize shortlist (2020, Broken Jaw), Orwell Prize for Political Fiction longlist (2020, Broken Jaw)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | — | English Literature | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Manchester | — | — | PGCE | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Warwick | — | Indo-Anglian fiction | MA, PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Sussex
English Literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Manchester
Degree:
PGCE
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Warwick
Indo-Anglian fiction
Degree:
MA, PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SI Leeds Literary Prize | A Little Dust on the Eyes | — | SI Leeds | winner |
SI Leeds Literary Prize
2012
Work:
A Little Dust on the Eyes
Organization:
SI Leeds
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Writing Sri Lanka: Literature, Resistance and the Politics of Place
2007 Literary CriticismInfluential study of Sri Lankan literature in English, focusing on migrant studies and diasporic literature.
Sri Lankan literatureResistancePolitics of place
A Little Dust on the Eyes
2014 NovelDebut novel about a family during the Sri Lankan civil war.
Civil warFamilyDiaspora
Broken Jaw
2019 Short storiesCollection of short stories.
MigrationPolitics
Twelve Cries from Home: In Search of Sri Lanka's Disappeared
2022 Non-fictionNon-fiction searching for Sri Lanka's disappeared.
DisappearedHuman rights
Bibliography
- Writing Sri Lanka: Literature, Resistance and the Politics of Place (2007)
- A Little Dust on the Eyes (2014)
- Broken Jaw (2019)
- Twelve Cries from Home: In Search of Sri Lanka's Disappeared (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Diasporic literatureMigrant studies
- Recurring Motifs
- Sri Lankan civil warIdentityResistance
Legacy
Known for studies in Sri Lankan English literature, winner of SI Leeds Literary Prize. Expert in migrant and diasporic literature.