Booker-shortlisted writer of punchlines, manifestos,

and calls-to-action. Failed cricketer, failed rockstar,

failed vegan. Observer of people, machines and markets. Does not know how to use semi-colons; and unable

to spell diarrhea without assistance.

Shehan has published two novels and three children's books,

including Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew,

winner of the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize, and

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, short-listed for

the 2022 Booker Prize.

He’s also written features on sport, music and travel

for The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Wisden, GQ, Conde Nast

and National Geographic. 
 

He has over 20 years’ experience working for ad agencies,

tech firms, media houses, start-ups and multinationals across Singapore, London, Colombo, Sydney and Amsterdam.

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Shehan writes about forgotten cricketers, drunk old men, war photographers, chatty ghosts, self-driving cars and time travellers. His stories are absurd and mostly true. 

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This year, a short story collection, The Birth Lottery and other Surprises will be published by Little, Brown UK and Hachette India, while his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida will be released worldwide by Sort Of Books. His debut screenplay for 800: The Murali Story starts filming in mid-2022.

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"I've been from ella to valhalla, but haven't found a word that rhymes with udalla."

- Please Don't Put That In Your Mouth

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