Alfreda de Silva

Rachel Lilian Alfreda de Silva was a Sri Lankan poet, journalist and television screenwriter.

Biography

De Silva studied at St John's College and Girton School, both at Nugegoda, and qualified as a teacher. She later received a Ford Foundation grant to spend a year at the Yale Experimental Theatre and Drama School.

Selected works

De Silva, A.. Children's poems. Colombo: Hansa Pub.
De Silva, A.. Out of the dark the sun. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified.
De Silva, A.. Pagoda House: Recollections of childhood. Colombo: Alfreda de Silva.