Our Team
Rathindra Kuruwita, journalist
Rathindra, “Mr City Boy”, works for Lakbima News. Former features editor of The Nation and one of the first Sri Lankan tourists to take and write about the hellish bus trip to Jaffna. He enjoys making cheesecake and other pastries.
Rathindra, “Mr City Boy”, works for Lakbima News. Former features editor of The Nation and one of the first Sri Lankan tourists to take and write about the hellish bus trip to Jaffna. He enjoys making cheesecake and other pastries.
Monica Lawrie, graphic designer
You can’t typecast Mon – she creates her own typographic style. An experimental artist, she hones her design skills on books and graphics.
2creativehouse@gmail.com
You can’t typecast Mon – she creates her own typographic style. An experimental artist, she hones her design skills on books and graphics.
2creativehouse@gmail.com
Nigel Sense, graphic designer
Nigel loves white space, except on his abstract canvases. A player of words, he uses different lyrics to create paintings that make a real statement.
2creativehouse@gmail.com
Nigel loves white space, except on his abstract canvases. A player of words, he uses different lyrics to create paintings that make a real statement.
2creativehouse@gmail.com
Shiyam Careem, translator
Nothing will stop this tenacious character and tough negotiator from getting to the root of the story, even if he has to bargain in Tamil, Sinhala and French.
Nothing will stop this tenacious character and tough negotiator from getting to the root of the story, even if he has to bargain in Tamil, Sinhala and French.
Sarah Crake, editor and proofing
Ditching her corporate heels for flip-flops, she swapped her suburban pad in the UK for a beach hut and now edits both fabric and words in Galle.
Ditching her corporate heels for flip-flops, she swapped her suburban pad in the UK for a beach hut and now edits both fabric and words in Galle.
Atheeq Ifthikar Mahuroof, marketing and media
Art lover and media volunteer for the Colombo Biennale and Galle Literary Festival, Atheeq has more than a creative flair. He likes to show the depth of his culture through his photography and is a natural bridge between
two different worlds.
Art lover and media volunteer for the Colombo Biennale and Galle Literary Festival, Atheeq has more than a creative flair. He likes to show the depth of his culture through his photography and is a natural bridge between
two different worlds.
Shashy Careem, translator
This astute business studies student, a film and cricket lover, will pursue a story to the end, even if it means rising at the crack of dawn and dodging over-friendly goats!
shihan_fort@yahoo.com
This astute business studies student, a film and cricket lover, will pursue a story to the end, even if it means rising at the crack of dawn and dodging over-friendly goats!
shihan_fort@yahoo.com
Jessica Pemberton, illustrator
An off-the-wall London fashionista renowned for her bright red lipstick who designs finger puppets and children’s books.
www.jessicapemberton.com
indigo_jess@hotmail.com
An off-the-wall London fashionista renowned for her bright red lipstick who designs finger puppets and children’s books.
www.jessicapemberton.com
indigo_jess@hotmail.com
Roy Lawrie, researcher and map-reader
An open muddy pit in the ground is what excites this energetic doctor of soil chemistry – he just loves a dirty holiday! An expert map-reader and distance calculator.
An open muddy pit in the ground is what excites this energetic doctor of soil chemistry – he just loves a dirty holiday! An expert map-reader and distance calculator.
Lisa Lawrie, researcher and paparazzi
From taking cool snaps of Antarctica to hot shots in tropical Sri Lanka, this sixties rock chick is an expert on geology and wildlife (and we’re not just talking about her husband!)
lisalawrie@ozemail.com.au
From taking cool snaps of Antarctica to hot shots in tropical Sri Lanka, this sixties rock chick is an expert on geology and wildlife (and we’re not just talking about her husband!)
lisalawrie@ozemail.com.au
Mark Thompson, proof reader
Keen on a morning cup of Rooibos South African tea,
Mark has been a conductor manager, English teacher
at the British Council and, we hope you will agree, a
meticulous proof reader. If he has missed a trick it is
because he isn’t drinking enough Sri Lankan tea.
Keen on a morning cup of Rooibos South African tea,
Mark has been a conductor manager, English teacher
at the British Council and, we hope you will agree, a
meticulous proof reader. If he has missed a trick it is
because he isn’t drinking enough Sri Lankan tea.
Kavinda Dhammika, graphic designer
Aptly, Kavinda comes from a tea planting family in
Badulla. Combined with his experience as designer on the Nation newspaper in Colombo, he was able to bring fresh
eyes to "Addicted: Generation Tea" and even took the writers on a waterfall adventure in his hometown.
Aptly, Kavinda comes from a tea planting family in
Badulla. Combined with his experience as designer on the Nation newspaper in Colombo, he was able to bring fresh
eyes to "Addicted: Generation Tea" and even took the writers on a waterfall adventure in his hometown.
Steve Davey, photographer and author
Steve Davey is most famous for the BBC books: Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die and Unforgettable Islands toEscape to Before You Die. His latest book, The Footprint Guide to Travel Photography is one of the bestselling books of its kind.
Steve Davey is most famous for the BBC books: Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die and Unforgettable Islands toEscape to Before You Die. His latest book, The Footprint Guide to Travel Photography is one of the bestselling books of its kind.
Charles Risius, researcher, editor and future play director of Sri Serendipity Publishing spoof
This budding playwright has not only an eye and ear for words, but also a wicked sense of humour.
charlie.risius@gmail.com
This budding playwright has not only an eye and ear for words, but also a wicked sense of humour.
charlie.risius@gmail.com
Mark Wilde, novelist
Jaded by almost everything on the planet, it's surprising that Mark even managed to pick up a pen, let alone write a novel! However, he's using his disillusionment to good effect - he's now addicted to something more dangerous and deadly, Sri Lankan politics;no doubt a sequel to his outrageous first book
Lasantha David, writer & head of new media
Usually found writing poetry in a coffee shop or selecting clothes for a woman, this half an IT grad, nearly a priest, retired dancer and artist, turned down a part-time stripper job to pick up the pen and start writing the Colombo City Guidebook.
Usually found writing poetry in a coffee shop or selecting clothes for a woman, this half an IT grad, nearly a priest, retired dancer and artist, turned down a part-time stripper job to pick up the pen and start writing the Colombo City Guidebook.
Andrew Coles
With a passion for anything old, Andrew spends his spare time restoring and racing classic cars and vintage racing bicycles in his native Australia. Having just graduated with degrees in Industrial Design and Business Management from the University of South Australia, the world is still Andrew’s oyster career wise.
With a passion for anything old, Andrew spends his spare time restoring and racing classic cars and vintage racing bicycles in his native Australia. Having just graduated with degrees in Industrial Design and Business Management from the University of South Australia, the world is still Andrew’s oyster career wise.
