Romesh Gunesekera’s Reef was short-listed for the 1994 Booker Prize. His ten books include The Sandglass (BBC’s inaugural Asia Award) and Monkfish Moon, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His novel, The Match, was described in the Irish Times as a book that ‘shows why fiction is written—and read’. His latest novel is Suncatcher(Bloomsbury) and his latest collection of stories is Noontide Toll (Granta).
He is also the co-author of Novel Writing – A Writers’ & Artists’ Companion.
He has been a judge for a several prestigious literary awards including the Granta list of the Best of Young British Novelists (2013) and the Sunday Times/Audible Short Story Prize.
Currently, he is a judge for the 2024 International Booker Prize.
He was on the board of Arvon, where he is a regular tutor, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was born in Sri Lanka and lives in London.
See here for Romesh’s tips for writers.
'I'm just writing a note to share my immense appreciation for the mentorship by Romesh over the past year plus. He has been steadfastly supportive and generous, and has given clear, illuminating and practical feedback on my drafts, while also sharing his experience as an established writer with the ups and downs of the publishing world. With this support I'm now close to finishing a first novel draft which I started a year ago.' – Meg Davis
