Gratiaen Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2002) Winner
Vijita Fernando
ヴィジタ・フェルナンド
Vijita Fernando
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1926-12-05 （Sri Lanka）
- Nationality
- Sri Lankan
- Languages
- English, Sinhala
- Residence History
- Welikadawatte, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, translator, writer
- Active Years
- 1950-2024
- Affiliations
- C Ceylon Daily News, Women's Feature Service, IslamOnline
- Memberships
- SLACLALS, English Writers' Cooperative, Sri Lanka Federation of University Women, Centre for Family Services (former chairperson)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ceylon | — | — | — | — | Sri Lanka |
University of Ceylon
Country:
Sri Lanka
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Gratiaen Prize | Out of the Darkness | — | Gratiaen Foundation | winner |
| 2002 | State Literary Award | Women Writing: Translations | — | Sri Lanka Government | winner |
| 2004 | State Literary Award | Out of the Darkness | — | Sri Lanka Government | winner |
Gratiaen Prize
2003
Work:
Out of the Darkness
Organization:
Gratiaen Foundation
Result:
winner
State Literary Award
2002
Work:
Women Writing: Translations
Organization:
Sri Lanka Government
Result:
winner
State Literary Award
2004
Work:
Out of the Darkness
Organization:
Sri Lanka Government
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Somewhere
2015 novelHer first novel.
Once, on a Mountainside
1995 short story collectionCollection of short stories.
Eleven Stories
1985 short story collectionCollection of short stories.
The Kitemaker
children's bookChildren's story in English.
A Civet Cat in Our Well!
children's bookChildren's story in English.
Translations by Author
- Women Writing: Translations
- Out of the Darkness (translation of Gunadasa Amarasekara's novel)
Legacy
Winner of the Gratiaen Prize and multiple State Literary Awards in Sri Lanka. Known for translating Sinhala novels into English and publishing her own short stories and children's books.
Trivia
- Lives in Welikadawatte, the intellectual community co-founded by her late husband, B.J.B. ('Bonnie') Fernando.