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British novelist Gwendoline Riley wins $175k Windham-Campbell prize

Awarded to writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, other recipients include S Shakthidharan, Adam Ehrlich Sachs and Kei Miller

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

His family home was shipped from Sri Lanka to Sydney and rebuilt. Now he’s telling its story

When Shakthi’s family migrated from war-torn Sri Lanka in the 80s, they brought the family house with them. It became a symbol, a sanctuary, a trap – and a key part of his identity

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2025

The Wrong Gods review – absorbing drama tackles dark chapter in India’s history

Counting and Cracking creator S Shakthidharan uses family and fable to examine epic ideas in this story of a community under threat

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025

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Debut poet Grace Yee wins $125,000 for ‘feminist vision’ at Victorian premier’s literary awards

Yee won the Victorian prize for literature and the poetry category for her collection Chinese Fish, while Melissa Lukashenko won the fiction prize

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

The Jungle and the Sea, follow-up to Counting and Cracking, uses theatre as a safe space to discuss Sri Lankan civil war

For years, Anandavalli stayed silent about her country's civil war but then her playwright son, S. Shakthidharan, started writing about it anyway. Now, she stars in his latest play.

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

The Jungle and the Sea reminds us war is profoundly local, with the intimate negotiation of human relationships

Review: The Jungle and the Sea, directed by Eamon Flack, Belvoir.

The Conversation · Nov 18, 2022

The Jungle and the Sea review – Sri Lankan civil war drama lifts joy above trauma

Play by the creators of the Helpmann-winning Counting and Cracking shows people living and loving despite danger, but sometimes minimises the horrors

The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2022

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