Written by
Duranka Perera

Duranka Perera is a junior doctor based in the East of England. After binge-watching Avatar: The Last Airbender in secondary school, he became bewitched by writing's capacity to create worlds, worlds rich in life and emotion, be they fantastic or otherwise. This sparked him on a journey that culminated in founding a writing society at his University, where he could and continues to bring like-minded souls together to encourage each other through their craft. His writing, enriched by his Sri Lankan heritage and strongly-held belief in diversity, seeks to embody life's great variety. To him, the world is a writing sandbox: one where no story deserves to be left untold. His aspiration is to become a surgeon and author in the vein of Henry Marsh and Atul Gawande, though he is well aware that he has a long way to go before being as cool as either.