Of the other five collections to be launched on this day, four were shortlisted for the Gratiaen Prize: Threads (shortlisted in 2007), The Underside of Silence (shortlisted in 2008), Stray Kites (submitted in 2010), Some texts are made of leaves (shortlisted in 2011) and Open words are for love-letting (shortlisted in 2012).
All six collections were designed by Ketikatha (Pvt) Ltd. and printed by Neo Graphics. Seneviratne is the editor of The Nation newspaper.
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