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Printed and Published by The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., at No. 35, D.R.Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10, on Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Best novelNayigalin Upan Puthrayo - Ven Batuvangala Rahula TheraPiyesi Kavuluva - Kapila Kumara KalingaRatu Idda – Karunadasa Sooriyaarachchi

Best lyrics collectionSanduni – Saman Chandranath WeerasingheSulangak Vee Man Enava – Ananda Hewaranhindage

Best teenage novelKolamba Lamai – Anurasiri HettigeSegirimadulle Bahiravaya – Indunil SeneviratneApit Ekka Piyambanna – Vanitha Rathnayaka

Best short story collectionSinhabahu Enakan – Anurasiri HettigeEs – Jayatilaka KammellaweeraSoodu Kelinniya – Gunaratne Wickramage

Best poetry collectionEhela Ematumakata Eheremi – Manjula WediwardeneSahas Res Yata – Nandana WeerasinghePiyassak Nethi Pareviyek – Eric Illayapparachchi

Best children’s bookAhas Gamata Giya Punchi Sittara – Thanunja N AyagamaSookiri Lokayata Mee Peni Dothak – Vipulasiri AdhikariGora Mama Karapu Vedak – Piyadasa Welikannage

Best science fictionMan Nittevek – Manoj Prasanna RathnayakaRathu Lova Vasanthaya – Preethi Sri KanthaPolo Geba Rajadhaniya – Ajith Priyashantha Rathnayaka

Best translated novelAsammata Minisekuge Satahan – Ananda Amarasiri(Original title: Notes from Underground)Garu Konsalthuma – Gamini Viyangoda(Original title: The Honorary Consul)Kanthapura – Kumara Siriwardana(Original title: Kanthapura)

Best translated short story collectionKanya Soyurikata Pembenda – Gunathilaka Metiyagane(Original title: To Nun With Love)Kokila Medura – Chandana Mendis(Original title: A Treasury of 25 Grand Short Stories by World’s Greatest Writers)Adara Vinishshaya – Ariyaratne Vithana(Original title: Letters in Mail)

Best play scriptMaghatha – Ashoka HandagamaRasing Deiyo – Tharanga DandeniyaGladiator Premaya – Namal Jayasinghe

Best translated play scriptPuthra Samagama – Prasanna VithanageMee Peni Pedesa – Tharanga DandeniyaDebiddo – Prasanna Vithanage

Best page layout and finishA Fresh Dawn – Somachandra PeirisBevis Bava’s Brief – Ramesh Weeraratne, Damon carr and Ben ZiegierAhas Gamata Giya Punchi Sittara – A S Wimalaweera

Best translated academic workCharlie Chaplin Mage Diviseriya – Choolananda Samaranayaka(Original title: Chaplin An Autobiography on Charlie Chaplin)Lankava Gena Varnanavak – Nisshanka Perera(Original title: A Description of Ceylon)Haritha They Uyan Meda – Premachandra Alwis(Original tile: A Year in Green Tea and Tuk-Tuks

Best cover designPiyesi Kavuluva – Prasad SamarasekaraSuralolayage Vipereeta Apadanaya – Chathura Mano-haraThey Made Me See the Buddha – W N K WijayabandaraPublisher of the largest number of textual booksS Godage and Brothers

Best novel (Tamil)Soduda – S A UdayanAlaikkulilKadum Kaluniyum – A M P Velalukan

Best short story collection (Tamil)Nellimarap Pallikkoodam – Nandini SeviyarVelli Viral – R M NelasadAngayath Kanniyum Aval Adukiya Ulahamum – Taathsayani

Best poetry collectionToththuppay Mootthumma – Palamulei ParookVipulananthar Kaviyam – Subramaniyam SivalingamVaaththiyar Mappillai – Jinnah Shariffdeen

Best research work (Tamil)Induk Ganitha Valiyal Marapu – S Muthunthan

Best lyrics collection (Tamil)Nilam Pirinthavanin Kavithei – SujanthanMeendu Vantha Naathkal – S RaveendranOliyam Sethukkukira Pathal – Sri Prasanthan

Best translated novel (Tamil)Ammavin Ragasiyam – M Rishan Shereef

Best play script (Tamil)Karuvareiyil Irundu – Kaththeiya SrikanthavelKurunkootthukkal – Kaleiyarvan

Best translated short story collection (Tamil)Oru Surangeip Peireechchamplunkal – Ashraff Shihaffdeen

Best miscellaneous work (Tamil)Netruppola Irukkirirathu – K S Balasanthiran

Best translated teenage novel (Tamil)Kaattuppura Veerarhal – Dikwelle KamalMulleilattheevu Taatha - Dikwelle Kamal

Best translated miscellaneous work (Tamil)Parmiya Pikku Sonna Katheikal – S Pathmana-thanEnglish

Best novelCity of the Lion – Carl MullerThe Iron Fence – Neluka SilvaSarasu – Lucky de Chickera

Best short story collectionPeacock and Dreams – Jean ArsanayagamTen Stories – Kamala WijerathnaRead me in Silence – Carl Muller

Best translated novelMetta - Carman Wickramagamage (Original title: Podu Purushaya)Swayanjatha – Daya Dissanayaka (Original title: Swayanjatha)

Best poetry collectionYesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Malini EpaTwinkling Beads – Kamani Jayasekara

Best non fictionA Survey of Social Change in an Imperial regime – A P KannangaraWomen and Domestic Law and Life in Sri Lanka – Nimal Smarasundara

Jointly organized by State Literary Panel, Arts Council, Cultural Affairs Department and Culture and Arts Ministry, the State Literary Awards Cere-

mony was held at Siyane National College of Educa-tion Auditorium, Pattalagedara, Veyangoda, recently to

a packed audience. State Literary Awards Ceremony is the country’s biggest literary gala even honouring the works in all three media: Sinhala, Tamil and English on diverse categories.

Gladiator Premaya – Namal Jayasinghe

State Literary Awards

2012