State literary awards

The State literary awards ceremony was held at Temple Trees under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday.

Awards received:

* The best cover design (Children's Book) "Dura Gamanak" - Sibil Wettasinghe

* The best cover design (Literary Book) "Thiraya" Malaka Lalanajeewa

* The best page setting and finish "The Parliament of Sri Lanka"

Cover design Prof. Albert Dharmasiri

* Institute that published the largest number of literary and subjectwise books - 2009 S. Godage and Brothers

* The best child literary book award (Sinhala) Subashini Godage

* The best child literary book award (Tamil) O.K. Gunanadan

* The best Translation of literary work (Tamil) Sarojini Devi Arunachalem

* The best child literary work (English) Badraji Mahinda Jayathilake

* The best youth Novel (Sinhala) "Soranawa Biliuna Tsunamiya" Ranjith Dharmakeerthi

* The best original Drama script (Sinhala) "Sudu Redi Horu"

* The best original Jayalath Manoratne Drama script (Tamil) "Thukthunkal Adide" Kaleyarwan.

* The best translation of Drama script (Sinhala) Dr. Chandima S.M. Wickramasinghe - Alkislis of Urividus

* The best translation (Short story) (Sinhala) "Mage Punchi Kumariya" Anil Perera

* The best translation (Short story) (Tamil) "Dikwelle Kamal" - Madulugiriye Wijeratne

* The best translated Novel (Sinhala) "Jovana" Kumara Siriwardena

* The best translated Novel (English) "Uprooted" Dr. Luxmi de Silva - Ranga Wickramasinghe

* The best translated classical work (Sinhala) "Veddo" Chandra Sri Ranasinghe, Literary critic Prof. A.V. Suraweera "Sinhala Sahithya Kerehi Alankara Sheathraye Bala Pam" Prof. Rohini Paranavithana

* The best original literary work (Sinhala) "Lekammiti Vimarshanaya" - Dr. H.A.P. Abeywardene

* The best original literary work (Tamil) S. Geganathan

* The best original literary work (English) C. Justin Perera

* The best song composing literary work "Vasath Kalaya" Ravi Siriwardena

* The best poetry book (Sinhala) "Rayakara Gamana" Nandana Weerasinghe

* The best translation (poetry) (Tamil) "Kakirawa" Sulaina

* The best poetry book (Tamil) "Muppo"

* The best poetry book (English) Chamali Kariyawasam

* The best original short story (Sinhala) "Muwa Maru Salman" Nissanka Wijemanna

* The best original short story (Tamil) Sudharaj Manavi

* The best original short story (English) "The deep silence" Punyakante Wijenaike

* The best science fiction (Tamil) Salan Arunanandam

* The best novel - 2009 (Sinhala) "Kandak Sema" Sumithra Rahubadda

* The best novel 2009 (Tamil) "Sule" V.P. Arunanandam

* The best novel 2009 (English) "Colombo Streets" Thisuri Wanniarachchi

* Sahithya Ratna Award (Sinhala) Prof. W.S. Karunathilake

* Sahithya Ratna Award (Tamil) A. Mohamed Sameer

* Sahithya Ratna Award (English) Dr. Laxmi de Silva