English Literary Association of FMS USJ

🏆📔 The English Literary Association, together with the Sports Club of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, USJ, proudly brings you the *Inter-batch Scrabble Tournament* happening on 19th May 2026! 🏅🔤

Gather your best wordsmiths and create teams of 5 from each batch, along with 2 reserves, and submit your team cards on or before 18th May 📋✍️

Sharpen your vocab, challenge your rivals, and get ready for an exciting battle of words! 🧠✨

IMDC 2026 ✨

GRAND FINALS and AWARD CEREMONY

The final day of the 4th annual Inter-medical Faculty Debating Championship will be held on the
01st of March 2026 at 1:30 PM
Lecture Hall 01, Faculty of Medical Sciences, USJ

ALL ARE WELCOME

The DEBATING BOOTCAMP : Introductory session, organized by the ELA in collaboration with the Medical Faculty Students Union, was held successfully on 28th January 2026.

The session was hosted by Dr Dinul Doluweera and introduced our upcoming debators to the fundamentals of debating. It was open to beginners and focused not only on building core debating skills, but also on encouraging participation and teamwork. The session successfully provided a supportive space for students to explore debating for the first time and develop their public speaking abilities.

📍 Venue: Common room at FMS, USJ
🕒 Date: 28 January 2026

✨A peek into our Annual Icebreaker✨

An event dedicated to welcoming our first years to the English Literary Association. The evening was filled with board games, charades, the whisper challenge, and plenty of other fun icebreakers.

We certainly broke the ice and kicked off the journey to building a strong ELA sense of community among our first years !

The English Literary Association of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura proudly presents the 4th annual *“Inter-Medical Faculty Debating Championship 2026”* 🗣️🎙️

Don’t miss this golden opportunity to represent your university at IMDC that is set to take place on 22nd February and 1st March 2026. ✨

🔗 Register your team now through the link given below!
https://forms.gle/QoAE1uZmJrQ4c7s4A

🔴 Registration Deadline: 8th February, 2026

📝 Rules and Regulations:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z81Fl7VuOozoSYbxvRZpg6Gx_e3mjE5u/view?usp=share_link

The wait is over… 👀
ELA Halloween is happening TONIGHT!
Costumes, face paint, food, music & frights await in the Anatomy Basement 🩸
You don’t want to miss this!

🗓️ October 29
📍 Anatomy Canteen
🕰️ 6:30 PM

🕸️ ONLY 3 DAYS TO HALLOWEEN!

🎃 Quench your thirst and fill your belly as you dance the night away at the ELA Halloween Bash! 🍔🧃
No costume? No problem! Our face painting artists will have you creeped out in no time 👻
Come hungry, come spooky, come ready to party! 🕸️🕺💀

🗓️ October 29
📍 Anatomy Canteen
🕰️ 6:30 PM

Not every door should be opened… but this one dares you to. 🚪
The screams are real. The fear is alive. The exit? Not so easy to find. 😨

🩸 Wander through a twisted maze of terror, where every corner hides a secret… and every shadow might move. Beware of the jump scares — they’re closer than you think.

💀 Welcome to the Horror House

🗓️ October 29
📍 Anatomy Canteen
🕰️ 6:30 PM

The night whispers of masks, mayhem, and mischief. 🕸️
Step onto the haunted runway and dress to distress 🩸
Will you claim your crown 👑… or your curse? ☠️

Come dressed in your scariest, and most creative outfit, take the runaway as a group, duo, or even individually as our judges will select the best costume of them all ✨

*Costume Contest* at
Medical Mayhem!
The Annual Halloween Night
🗓️ October 29
📍 Anatomy Canteen
🕰️ 6:30 PM

⚠️ CODE RED ON CAMPUS ⚠️
The ward lights flicker, the doctors have vanished and the screams echo down the corridor 👀
The English Literary Association proudly presents 🎃 MEDICAL MAYHEM 🎃
— an event where horror meets hysteria!

📅 Date: October 29

Are you brave enough to check in?

🎲✨ Game Night Alert! ✨🎲

The English Literary Association Presents,
GAME NIGHT! : Board Game Edition

📅 September 11th (Thursday)
🕟 From 4:30 PM onwards
📍 Recreation Room

We’re bringing you an epic evening of games, laughter, and nonstop fun! 💃🕺 Forget the boring old stuff— our game scouts have gathered the coolest, freshest, wildest, and craziest of fun board games, far from the usual, that anyone can easily jump into. Get ready to laugh, think, strategize and have the most outrageously fun time 🙌

✨ No stress, no pressure—just pure good vibes, laughter, and guaranteed good times with friends (and soon-to-be friends)! 🌟

🕵️‍♂️ Be a sneaky spy in Coup
🔠 Think fast in Anomia and Insider
✨Think out of the box in Monikers
🧩 Crack secret codes in Codenames
🌯 Throw burritos (yes, literally) in Throw Throw Burrito
🃏 Bluff your way through Cockroach Poker
…and soooo much more! 🚀

So grab your squad (or just bring yourself ), and let’s make it an evening to remember! 🥳