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The Katha Kiyanno Collective is a collaborative space for storytelling, writing, visualizing and performance. We work with diverse people to explore life. All our work is centred around communities.

Out now: Island Tongues: The Coexisting Literary Voices of Sri Lanka. 5 poems and 1 short story. Originally in Sinhala and Tamil. Translated to Urdu, Majhi Punjabi, and Shahpuri.

පියල්ගේ අලුත් කතා සරසවි ප්‍රකාශනයක් ලෙස නිකුත් වුනා.
Piyal’s latest short story collection, Silver Night Black Leopard, Dec.2025.

රිදී රැයකි කළු දිවියෙකි ගැන පියල් සමඟ රූපවාහිනී කතාබහ (Rupavahini interview with Piyal)

Engage.


The final scene from the drama 'Rahas Udaviya'.
Piyal Kariyawasam’s drama Rahas Udaviya. Photo by Lahiru Dharmasiri.

A scene of protest from the drama 'Sancharaka Kokilava'.
Piyal Kariyawasam’s Sancharaka Kokilava. Photo by Hemantha Arunasiri.