List of Sri Lankan writers

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The following is a list of Sri Lankan writers of all types.

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## Poets[edit]

Main article: List of Sri Lankan poets

## Novelists[edit]

* Tissa Abeysekera
* Nihal De Silva
* Chitra Fernando
* Vijita Fernando
* Romesh Gunesekera
* Indrani Karunarathne
* Shehan Karunatilaka
* Carl Muller
* Michael Ondaatje
* Denagama Siriwardena
* W. A. Silva
* Vivimarie Vanderpoorten
* Sybil Wettasinghe
* Martin Wickramasinghe
* Punyakante Wijenaike
* Rajiva Wijesinha
* G. B. Senanayake
* Sugathapala De Silva
* Mahagama Sekara
* Simon Navagattegama
* Dominic Jeeva
* Ediriweera Sarachchandra
* K. Jayatillake

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