Gratiaen Prize
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Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
ユダンジャヤ・ウィジェラトゥネ
Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
Aliases:
Rajapakse Konara Mudiyanselage Bilesha Yudhanjaya Bandara Wijeratne
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1992-11-26 （Ratnapura, Sri Lanka）
- Nationality
- Sri Lankan
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ratnapura, Sri Lanka (birthplace) → Colombo, Sri Lanka
Career
- Occupations
- Author, researcher, activist, tech journalist
- Active Years
- 2015-2025
- Affiliations
- WSO2, LIRNEasia, Watchdog
- Influenced By
- Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, William Gibson, Arthur C. Clarke, Margaret Atwood, Ursula K. Le Guin
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nebula Award | Messenger | Best Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association | Finalist |
| 2021 | Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia | — | — | Forbes | Selected |
| 2022 | Gratiaen Prize | The Wretched and the Damned | — | — | Joint winner |
Nebula Award
2018
Work:
Messenger
Category:
Best Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
Result:
Finalist
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
2021
Organization:
Forbes
Result:
Selected
Gratiaen Prize
2022
Work:
The Wretched and the Damned
Result:
Joint winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Numbercaste
2017 Science FictionA staggeringly ambitious debut blending emerging technology and socio-political critique, classified as Econ-SF.
Caste systemTechnology inequalitySocial critique
The Salvage Crew
2020 Science FictionExplores human-AI collaboration. Narrated by Nathan Fillion; lauded as one of the best sci-fi books of 2020.
Human-AI collaborationFuture of workGovernance
Messenger
2018 Science FictionCo-authored with R.R. Virdi. Top 10 in Critters poll, Nebula finalist.
SF short story
The Slow Sad Suicide of Rohan Wijeratne
Science FictionA suicidal near-immortal alcoholic shot into a ring singularity.
ImmortalityDespair
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Speculative fictionHuman-AI collaborationSocio-political satire
- Recurring Motifs
- AI-human relationsMisinformationSocial media influence
Legacy
Part of the new wave of South Asian science fiction writers. Second Sri Lankan Nebula nominee since Arthur C. Clarke. Proponent of human-AI collaboration in fiction.
Trivia
- Second Sri Lankan to be nominated for a Nebula Award since Arthur C. Clarke.
- Received the largest book deal (four books) ever offered to a Sri Lankan author by HarperCollins.
- Co-founder of Watchdog, a fact-checking organization.