Maulia Selvarajah, a 13 year old Tamil girl has made us all proud through her two books - A dangerous new world and Secret of the Mansion. She launched her writing career when she was just 10. No wonder Tony Blair , the PM of England praised her so much for her achievements.

Maulia was born in Sri Lanka and moved to England in 1992. Her father Selvarajah was Chief Librarian in Jaffna. Perhaps, she has it all in her genes.

Maulia is described by her school as an all-rounder of achievement and extremely helpful to everyone. Her teacher says, "she is a dedicated and hard working student, who takes both her school work and her writing very seriously." Maulia also picked up first prize with her short story 'Turning a new Leaf' in a competition run by the Luton Scribblers Writers circle.

Her first book 'A dangerous new world' is about four children who, while playing in the park stumble across a tunnel leading to another world.

Second book 'Secret of the Mansion' tells the story of siblings evacuated to a Mansion during World War II. While reading the book we could see that she has put in enormous effort in researching the  subject and getting the facts right.

The smooth narrative style and realistic dialogues prove that she will be a top grade writer in the near future. This budding writer is a role model and inspiration to many young Tamil children.

Maulia speaks her mind with us:

How did you choose World War II as the theme for your book?

I was inspired to write on war by the ethnic problems in my own country, Sri Lanka. There were no books, that were in English and were written for a 13 year old child to understand. So I based this story on World War II, which had plenty of books to help me.

What is the inspiration for your writing? How did u think of writing a story?

My inspiration for writing my first book came from my Primary School in our English lessons. My English teacher Miss Ridding read us a story called "Who's side are you on?" and I based my story on this book.

Where do you want to go in your writing career?

I would like to continue my education more, but hope to have a part time in writing. There are many Sri Lankan Tamil writers for adult books like, S.J.Tambiah and Professor Kopan Mahadeva, but I have never read a story in English for children of my age written by Sri Lankan Tamil authors.

Who are your favorite authors?

I do not have a particular favorite author, though I am inspired by Enid Blyton, C.S.Lewis, Agatha Christie and many other writers. I hope to in the future create my own style of writing like these authors have.

Have you ever tried writing in Tamil, your mother tongue?

I speak Tamil at home, and I can read and write a little, but not enough to write a story with!

How do you take criticisms?

Criticism isn't a major problem to me, in my view the more criticism I get  the more I can improve my writing skills. The few criticism I get from the reader, helps me to learn the mistakes I have made, and the ways I can improve myself, in further writings.

Are you working on any more books at the moment?
I am not working on anything at the moment, I'm thinking of some good ideas first.

Well done, Maulia. We all expect a lot more from you!