Gratiaen Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1995) Winner
Sybil Wettasinghe
シビル・ウェッタシンハ
Shibiru Wettashinga
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1927-10-31 （Galle）
- Died
- 2020-07-01 （Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital） age 92
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Languages
- Sinhala, English, Tamil
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Residence History
- Gintota village, suburban Galle → Colombo
Career
- Occupations
- Children's book writer, Illustrator, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1944-2020
- Affiliations
- Lankadeepa newspaper, Lakehouse publications, Janatha newspaper
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginthota Buddhist School (now Ginthota Madya Maha Vidyalaya) | — | Primary school | — | — | Sri Lanka |
| Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya | — | — | — | — | Sri Lanka |
Ginthota Buddhist School (now Ginthota Madya Maha Vidyalaya)
Primary school
Country:
Sri Lanka
Early primary education
Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya
Country:
Sri Lanka
From age 6
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kala Keerthi | — | 芸術分野最高賞 | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Gratiaen Prize | The Child in Me | 最優秀英語児童書 | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | State Literary Award | The Wesak Lantern | 最優秀英語児童書 | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture | — | — | Nikkei Asia | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Ministry of Culture and Social Welfare Japan | Hoity the Fox | 最優秀児童絵本 | Ministry of Culture and Social Welfare Japan | 受賞 |
Kala Keerthi
2005
Category:
芸術分野最高賞
Organization:
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Result:
受賞
Gratiaen Prize
1995
Work:
The Child in Me
Category:
最優秀英語児童書
Result:
受賞
State Literary Award
1996
Work:
The Wesak Lantern
Category:
最優秀英語児童書
Result:
受賞
Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture
2012
Organization:
Nikkei Asia
Result:
受賞
Ministry of Culture and Social Welfare Japan
1995
Work:
Hoity the Fox
Category:
最優秀児童絵本
Organization:
Ministry of Culture and Social Welfare Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Umbrella Thief
1956 Children's literatureA story published on a newspaper's children's page that became a critically acclaimed book locally and internationally.
Children's mischiefHumor
Translations
- Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Korean, Sinhala, Tamil
Child in Me
1995 Children's literatureWinner of the Gratiaen Prize.
Inner childImagination
Translations
- Dutch, English, Sinhala, Tamil, Japanese
Wesak Lantern
1965 Children's literatureWon Isabel Hutton Prize.
Buddhist festivalChildren's adventure
Translations
- English, Tamil, Sinhala
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Magical illustrationsSimple yet intriguing plotsHumorous
- Recurring Motifs
- Children's mischievousnessInner childPlayfulness
Health
-
Blind in one eye出生時からBorn blind in one eye but created magnificent illustrations.
Legacy
Doyen of children's literature in Sri Lanka, produced over 200 books translated into multiple languages.
In Popular Culture
- Guinness World Record for book with most alternate endings (Wonder Crystal).
Trivia
- Born blind in one eye.
- One of the first full-time female journalists in Sri Lanka.
- Produced over 200 children's books.