We work chapter by chapter and have a phone or zoom call to discuss. I provide detailed editing and feedback on novels, short stories and non-fiction projects in all stages of completion. You will get feedback from me and from other writers in the class. You will workshop 10-15 pages twice in this class. This is a workshop class for folks who are working on a manuscript. Intriguing writing prompts to get you thinking and writing about your life and your journey. Classes are 2 hours long with two 10-15 minute writing periods. The excerpts described the breadth of devastation in Sri Lanka, recognized the 80,000 people who died in the war, and discussed the collective mourning process that, for many Sri Lankans, continues to this day.Are you stepping into the world of writing for the first time and looking for someone to gently hold your hand? Do you have a manuscript you’ve worked on for years that you’d like a professional eye on? Whatever the case, I love working with and nurturing writers.ġ0 weeks ongoing classes on Zoom. Drawing on both her own knowledge of the war and information from published survivor accounts, Munaweera tells the story of the war through the eyes of two narrators, humanizing both sides of the conflict while also conveying the extent of wartime atrocities committed by both groups.Īfter discussing the novel’s background, Munaweera read several moving passages from her book. After college, she began writing a novel about two students living in San Francisco, but she found that her novel was consistently coming back to the subject of the Sri Lankan civil war, so she decided to focus on that. At the assembly, Munaweera described the central conflict of the war - discord between Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese ethnic majority and Tamil minority - and offered her insights into the origins of the conflict, which arose from both the growing tensions between Tamil and Sinhalese groups and the lasting effects of British colonialism.Īs Munaweera shared, her family maintained a close connection to the conflict even after leaving Sri Lanka, and she grew up following the events of the war. After living in Nigeria for several years, Munaweera moved to the US and attended nearby Arcadia High School. Munaweera, whose family is Sinhalese, was born in Sri Lanka and fled to Nigeria with her family when she was 3 years old.
To begin the assembly, Munaweera explained why she had decided to write about the Sri Lankan civil war.
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