I went in with my eyes wide open, knowing the subject would be dark, unaware of the treatment of it by this woman with a dazzling smile who asked me to review it within an hour of meeting her. Growing up in India, some latitudes north of the Sri… Read More »An enriching, yet gut-wrenching debut
There must be lots of others like myself, who have no literary pretensions, yet who enjoy and respond to poetry. Not always, in my case, for I have to confess I feel out of my depth with some kinds of modern verse. I have the temerity to try to… Read More »Evocative thoughts of Motherland
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A poetic voice that has been always a quiet and thoughtful one, recording brief and witty, carefully crafted impressions of life as she lived it… Yasmine Gooneratne He built us a house on a mean strip of querulous land. In its deep foundation’s flesh we buried a jar of jewels:… Read More »Just released: Harbour Lights by Yvonne Gunawardena
Running a publishing house is no easy task; a flood of manuscripts and eager would-be authors, desperate to get their books on the shelf can be overwhelming to say the least. But for Sam Perera and Ameena Hussien it’s all in a day’s work. The duo run PH Publishers and… Read More »Kshanika Argent interviews Sam Perera of Ph Books
If you are a Sri Lankan writer with a finished manuscript you should send it to the Man Asia Literary Prize which opened entries for submission on the 19th of January and closing date is the 31st of March 2009. It awards US$10,000 dollar to the winning manuscript. The manuscripts… Read More »2009 Man Asia Literary Prize