Virajini Tennakoon's novel "Camellia" won the 2024 Golden Book Award. The accolade was presented last night at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo during the 18th annual Golden Book Awards ceremony, hosted by the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association.

In addition to the award, Tennakoon received a cash prize of Rs. 850,000. The finalists—Mahinda Prasad Masimbula for "Mai Mara Prasangaya," Eric Ilayapparachi for "Thiwanka Kathawa," Malith Thusitha Gunaratne for "Silver Trips," and Liyanage Amarakirthi for "Kalalikarayo"—each received Rs. 100,000.