Srilanka, Sept. 8 -- The 67th State Literary Awards Ceremony was held today (8) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the chief guest, honouring writers and literary personalities for their outstanding contributions to Sri Lanka's literary sphere.



The annual ceremony was jointly organised by the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Arts Council of Sri Lanka and the Advisory Board of Literature.



State Awards were presented to a large number of writers in recognition of outstanding literary works published in 2025, across more than 50 categories.



The highlight of the ceremony was the presentat...