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Janaka Malwatta Janaka Malwatta i(7533193 works by)
Born: Established: Kandy,
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Sri Lanka,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 2010
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BiographyHistory

Janaka was born in the Sri Lankan hill capital of Kandy. He came to Brisbane via London, where he spent much of his life. He caught the poetry bug as a medical student in London, and first performed poetry in London at the Stoke Newington International Airport in 2009.  

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2021 shortlisted Queensland Poetry Festival — XYZ Prize for Innovation in Spoken Word with Ravikesh Singh (Dubla), for 'A beautiful land'.
2021 winner Queensland Poetry Festival — Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript for 'blackbirds don’t mate with starlings'.
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