Madhubahashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka

Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka is a Sri Lankan academic and author. Her novel There is Something I Have to Tell You won the Gratiaen Prize in 2011. ^[1] She is the Head of English Language at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. ^[2]

Early life

Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake is the daughter of Professor Emeritus J. B. Disanayaka. ^[3] She was educated at Ladies' College, Colombo ^[4] and went on to gain a BA at the University of Allahabad and won a Fulbright scholarship to study for a Masters in American and English Literature at the New York University.

Works

The works she has authored include;

Novels

There is Something I have to Tell You ^[5]

Short stories

• Driftwood (State Literary Award 1990)
• Tales of Shades and Shadow (Shortlist, Gratiaen Prize, 2001)
• A strange Tale of Love (Shortlist. Gratiaen Prize, 2004)

Radio plays

• Voices from Afar

Children's stories

• Raththa
• Animal Tales

Non fiction

• Contemporary Sinhala Fiction

Awards and honors

• 2011: Gratiaen Prize, winner, There is Something I have to Tell You
• 2004: Gratiaen Prize, short-list, A strange Tale of Love
• 2001: Gratiaen Prize, short-list, Tales of Shades and Shadow
• 1990: State Literary Award, Best Collection of Short Stories in English, Driftwood

References

1. The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka ‘There is Something I have to Tell You’: A Gratiaen Prize reading
2. Madhubashini Ratnayaka Receives Gratiaen Prize For Her First Novel Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Good Reads".
4. "Ladies College".
5. Dissanayaka Ratnayaka, Madhubhashini (2013). There Is Something I Have To Tell You. Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka: Prajayo Studio. ISBN   978-955-4560-00-0.

• The Gratiaen Prize 2011 - Shortlisted Authors