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.The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka ‘There is Something I have to Tell You’: A Gratiaen Prize reading She is the Head of English Language at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.Madhubashini Ratnayaka Receives Gratiaen Prize For Her First Novel
Early life Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake is the daughter of Professor Emeritus J. B. Disanayaka. She was educated at Ladies' College, Colombo 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
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
The Gratiaen Prize 2011 - Shortlisted Authors