The world of literature during second half of 2020, has witnessed rampant growth due to pandemic and subsequent lockdown, opening up wider scope and opportunities for connoisseurs of the pen art.
Many writers pursued their literary passion to keep their restricted moments of social distancing, on a productive front.
Motivational Strips being the world’s most active writers forum and Gujarat Sahitya Academy being India’s premium literary institution (under the state government of Gujarat) joined hands to honour India’s most prominent poets during India’s 74th year of independence.
Both the entities also decided to celebrate 74th Independence Day of India, by honouring writers from all over the world apart from the national front.
Thus the writers who were fortunate enough to be selected this year are as below.
1
Asllan Miftari
Liliana Gega
Natasha Ilia
Nezi Plaku-Velaj
Perparim Dida
Rifat Ismaili
Zihni Ndregjoni
Zoica Gjolla Popi
2
Nassira Nezzar
3
Ana Maria Manuel Rosa
Emna Codepi
Graciela Noemi Villaverde
4
Mala Naidoo
Nardine Sanderson
Roula Selinas
5
Terane Turan Rehimli
Nigar Arif
6
Kamrul Islam
Nurul Hoque
Sabrina Rubin
Salman Khan
Sumana Sumi
Zahirul Haque
7
Khesise Lungma
Shiva Kumari Bista
Thinley Dorji
Dawa Zangpo
Suk Raj Darjee
Tshering Zangmo
Yeshey Zangmo
8
Jackeline Barriga Nava
9
Lea Lu
10
Mohammed Arshad Amin
RY Mg Mg Khin
11
Bob Taub
Wendy Bryce
12
田宇 (Tian Yu)
13
María Del Castillo Sucerquia
14
Manu Tende
Youssef Branh
15
Alondra Gutiérrez Vargas
Clara Sánchez
16
Ljubica Katić
17
Ewelina Maria Bugajska-Javorka
Niels Hav
18
Ramon De Jesus Nuñez Duval
19
Bernardo Avellan
20
Marvin Geovanny Aguilar Ramos
21
Beatriz Clotilde Rial Guyot
22
Andrea Le
23
John Hayford
Toloko Woyindenyefa Matthew
Waheed Musah
24
Chrisoula Mitsaki
Rania Angelakoudi
Slobodan Djurovik
25
Jean C. Bertrand
Olvens Louissaint
26
KC Lee
27
Yanita Ismail
28
Names of 104 Writers are shown on the heading
29
Nasim Basiri
30
Faleh Al Khazraji
31
Ann Nugent
32
Tali Cohen Shabtai
33
Cilenti Emanuele
Michela Zanarella
Stefano Capasso
Angelo Rizzi
Zana Coven
34
Mbugua Petrov
Philip Mainge
Omar Nassar
35
Gulan Aitakynkyzy
Uzamira Duisenova
Клара Абилова
36
Tyren Prizren Spahiu
37
Rahim Karim Karimov
38
Fady Bouaz
39
Edwin Olu Bestman Jr.
Backeru Kpaka
Eduardo De Bosco
40
Elizabeta Pavlovska
41
Alan Liew
Lilian Woo
Paul Sebastian Dr.
42
Pushmaotee Subrun
43
Alicia De La Paz Ortiz Cuevas
Alicia Minjarez Ramirez
Fco. Xavier Ramírez Sánchez
Judith Alcantara
Noe Basurto
Violeta Marquez
44
Milka Minkova
Silvia Goteanschii
45
Houda Elfechtali
Awatef Idrissi
46
Mend-Ooyo Gombojav
47
Ruki Kočan
48
Hum Ale
Keshab Sigdel
Khemlal Pokhrel
Krishna Chamling
Santosh Kumar Pokharel
Tulsi Shreshta
49
Abdul Rouf Wasiu
Abioye Mayowa Victor
AD Ibrahim
Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim
Bose Eneduwe Adogah
Christabel Sylvester
Destiny MO Chijioke
Dr. Augustine Azum Joseph
Ego Ekung
Francis Otole
Gad Fidel
Isaah Wisdom
Lovelyn P Eyo
Lukman Nurudeen
Prince Steve Oyebode
Stephen Onyah
William Warigon
Edem Okon
50
Aasia Majeed
Anwar Rahim
Fatima Haroon
Muhammad Shanazar
Masooma Ali
Sumana Sumi (Sumi Sumi)
51
Hanan Awwad
52
Robert Allen Goodrich
53
Mario De Sameiro
54
Carlos Hugo Garrido Chalen
Eduardo Borrero Vargas
Gustavo Garcia Soto
Lucio Ramirez
Santiago Risso
Luis Alberto Valcarcel Villegas
Isabelita Vigo Flores
Juan Antonio Lezameta Requelme
55
Ariane Cayabyab Orap
Ayo Gutiérrez
Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo
Epitacio Tongohan
Faciol Maribel
Fida Salazar
Fred Lobo
Irish Susa
Luzviminda Gabato Rivera
Norma Domingo Bugarin
Zenaida Laragan Taloza
56
Eliza Segiet
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak
Margaret Kowalewska
57
Luz María López
Gloria Marini
58
Toma Iona (Mirii Miryam)
Corina Junghiatu
Anca Maria
59
Jan Mather
60
Maggie Faure-Vidot
Cecile Hoarau Port-Louis
61
Refik Martinovik
Dušanka Duda Borza Tekstopisac
Marija P Najthefer Popov
Dijana Uherek Stevanović
Vladanka Cvetković
Slobodan-Lucija Karalić
Olga Savić
Ljubica Stojanovic
Refika Dedić
Zoran Radosavljevic
62
Samuella Conteh
63
Adela Guerrero
Ana Soares Da Silva
Gert Strydom
Monica Maartens
Paul Barnard
64
Ana Palou
Antonio Garcia Pereyra
65
Sakina MSH
66
Joanna Svensson
67
Miao-Yi-Tu
Chen Hisu-Chen
68
Abdukakhor Kosim (Абдукаххор Косим).
69
Sakina S. Dossaji
Shabbir Jamnagerwalla
70
Arjune Teeluk
Brenda Mohammed
Florabelle Lutchman
Narendra Rajkumar
71
Olfa Philo Drid
Sehma Helaa
72
Türkan Ergör
Hilal Karahan
Leyla Işık
73
Awadifo Olga Kili
Ssempaka Sencious Stevens
74
Clive Norman
Henry Farrell
Lena Power
Martin Ryan
Penny Wobbly
Rick Riccled
Richard Harries
Ronald Craig
Samantha Beardon
Sarah Northwood
William Thomas Fearby
75
Lyndmyla Diadchenko
76
Aida G. Rogue
Anne Thrope
Annette Tarpley
Annie Johnson
Barbara Ehrentreu
Barbara Jones Knott
Brenda Ronconfan
Christine Tabaka
Craig Burt
Cindy Toth
George Colburn
Janice Fisher
James Dean Chase
Helene Cardona
Jennifer Kelsey
John Wallace
Joseph Gnatek
Lars Duncan
Laura Hughes
Lucille A LaRoche
Mary Lynn Luiz
Mary L. Schmidt
Melissa Begley
Phyllis Banberger
Rebel P. Jones
Robert Gillette
Sabrina Young
Scott Christian
Stephen Goetz
Timothy Payton
Wendy Ronshausen
77
G. Walter Mattia
78
Ho Ngoc Chau (Nguyen Chinh)
Mai Văn Phấn
Ngọc Lê Ninh
79
Benedixio Moore Khoti
Collins Paris
80
Moses Tsikidzai
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