Poets, Novelists, Journalists & Academic Writers
- Wimalaratne Kumaragama - Great sinhala poet of the Colombo era.
- Acharya Godwin Samararatne - One of the best known meditation teachers of Sri Lanka,in recent times
- Dharma Sri Munasinghe – Award winning Radio play writer for SLBC (Writer of Monarathenna and co-writer of Muvan Palassa) and Tele drama/Film screenwriter & Director.
- Chandrarathna Bandara - Prominent Sinhala author; winner of National Literary award and the D.R. Wijewardene commemoration award for the Best Sinhala Novel.
- H.S.S. Nissanka - Editor of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House).
- Tissa Hewawissa - Veteran journalist and Cartoonist.
- Stanley Jayaweera - A prominet author.
- Upananda Jayasundera - A prominent sports journalist in Sri Lanka.
- Channa Dolapihilla - Veteran journalist and author.
- David Karunaratne - A well-known journalist and writer.
- Deltota Chandrapala - Editor-in-Chief of Wijeya children's magazine.
- B. H. Hemapriya - Author and journalist.
- P. B. Ilangasinghe - Journalist and song writer.
- Percy Jayamanne - Journalist and lexicographer of dictionaries: Malalasekera English-Sinhala Dictionary, Encyclopedia for Children and Youth, Sarasavi Sinhala - Sinhala Dictionary.
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