Neluka

Neluka
Silva

Neluka Silva is professor in English and head of the Department of English at the University of Colombo. She was educated at the Universities of Colombo, Leeds and Oxford. Her manuscript novel The Choices We Make was shortlisted for the Gratiaen Prize and is published under the title The Iron Fence. Her short Stories entitled Our Neighbours and Other Stories was published in 2009. Our Neighbours was one of the 20 stories placed in the Highly Commended Winner category in the 2008 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. She authored of The Gendered Nation: Contemporary Writing from South Asia (Sage 2004) and the twin-authored collection, The Rolled Back Beach – Stories from the Tsunami with Simon Harris.

Neluka Silva is professor in English and head of the Department of English at the University of Colombo. She was educated at the Universities of Colombo, Leeds and Oxford. Her manuscript novel The Choices We Make was shortlisted for the Gratiaen Prize and is published under the title The Iron Fence. Her short Stories entitled Our Neighbours and Other Stories was published in 2009. Our Neighbours was one of the 20 stories placed in the Highly Commended Winner category in the 2008 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. She authored of The Gendered Nation: Contemporary Writing from South Asia (Sage 2004) and the twin-authored collection, The Rolled Back Beach – Stories from the Tsunami with Simon Harris.

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