Nominate a Writer

Nomination criteria

The award is made to a living writer in recognition of a substantial body of literary work produced over a period of at least twenty-five years.

Writers of any language, country or citizenship may be nominated.

Nominations are invited from universities, national and international literary societies, publishers of literary work, past laureates and members of the Living Tamil committee.

• A single nominator may submit one candidate per cycle.
• Self-nomination is not accepted.
• The nomination should include a critical statement and a list of major works with available translations.