Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The Gratiaen Trust, in partnership with John Keells Foundation and with the support of the British Council as its event partner, announced the shortlist for the 31st Gratiaen Prize at the British Council Library in Colombo on Monday. This annual award founded by Michael Ondaatje celebrates exceptional English creative writing by Sri Lankan authors.

This year, of the eight longlisted writers, five have been short-listed for the next stage of the competition, these include in alphabetical order: A Passing Return by Pasan Jayasinghe (Travelogue - Unpublished); Father Cabraal's Recipe for Love Cake by Ramya Jirasinghe (Novel - Unpublished); Gnanam by Selvi Sachithanandam (Biography - Published); Students and Rebels by Vih...