Lakshmi de Silva is a translator, writer and critic from Sri Lanka. In 2000, her work was shortlisted for the Gratiaen Prize. She has also received the Sahithyarathna Award for lifetime achievement.
De Silva has been a lecturer in English at the University of Kelaniya. In 2000, her translation of Henry JayasenaâÂÂs play Kuveni was shortlisted for the Gratiaen Prize.