Madhubahashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka

Madhubahashini 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. She is the Head of English Language at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Madhubahashini Ratnayaka was educated at Ladies' College, Colombo and went on to gain aBA 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.

The works she has authored include;

Novels

• There is Something I have to Tell You

Short stories

• Driftwood
• Tales of Shades and Shadow
• A strange Tale of Love

Radio plays

• Voices from Afar

Children's stories

• Raththa
• Animal Tales

Non fiction

• Contemporary Sinhala Fiction

• 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