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Mom Luang Srifa Mahawan (Thai: หม่อมหลวงศรีฟ้า มหาวรรณ, January 26, 1930 – April 16, 2013) was a Thai writer. She wrote under the name Srifa Ladavalaya (ศรีฟ้า ลดาวัลย์) and pen names Sifa (สีฟ้า) and Jullada Pakdeephumin (จุลลดา ภักดีภูมินทร์). Her short story "Ai Nin" received the John A. Ekin Memorial Fund Award. Eleven of her novels have received the National Book Award. She was named National Artist for Thailand in literature in 1996. She married businessman Boonthat Mahawan. She died at Phramongkutklao Hospital at the age of 83 from cerebrovascular disease.