LALINI SHANELA RANARAJA 

Lalini Shanela Ranaraja is a multi-genre writer from Kandy, Sri Lanka. 

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Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Entropy, Sky Island Journal, Strange Horizons, Transition, Uncanny Magazine, and elsewhere. Her research and writing interests include South Asian studies, gender-based violence, sexual assault advocacy, mental health awareness, and gender equality.

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She has taught English as a Second Language at Black Hawk College in Illinois and she is a submissions editor for Uncanny Magazine. She holds a BA in creative writing and anthropology from Augustana College, Illinois.