What is SAARC Literary Award?
{{Infobox award | name = SAARC Literary Award | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | subheader = Award to individuals from [[SAARC|SAARC Countries]] for contributions to Literature | awarded_for = Literary award in [[South Asia]] | sponsor = [[FOSWAL]] | firstawarded = 2001 | lastawarded = | reward = | former name = | holder_label = | holder = | award1_type = | award1_winner = | award2_type = | award2_winner = | website ={{URL|http://foundationsaarcwriters.com}} }} '''SAARC Literary Award''' is an annual award conferred by the [[Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature]] ([[FOSWAL]]) since 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/literature/saarc-literary-awards |title=Saarc Literary Awards |access-date=2013-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103223413/http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/literature/saarc-literary-awards |archive-date=2013-11-03 }} FOSWAL Website</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/five-writers-honoured-at-saarc-literature-festival/article1-1024426.aspx |title=Five writers honoured at SAARC Literature Festival - Hindustan Times |access-date=2013-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110215810/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/five-writers-honoured-at-saarc-literature-festival/article1-1024426.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-10 }} Five Writers honoured at SAARC Litearure Festival, Hindustan Times March 11, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.saarc-sec.org/Apex-and-Recognised-Bodies/14/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530142634/http://saarc-sec.org/Apex-and-Recognised-Bodies/14/ |date=2013-05-30 }} Official website of SAARC:Apex and Recognized Bodies</ref> [[Shamshur Rahman]], [[Mahasweta Devi]], [[Jayanta Mahapatra]], [[Abhi Subedi]], [[Mark Tully]], [[Sitakant Mahapatra]], [[Uday Prakash]], [[Suman Pokhrel]] and [[Abhay K]] are some of the recipients of this award.<ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2007/03/30/mahashweta-devi-to-get-saarc