Author Award: Akshara Sthri Sahitya Puraskaram

Sangeetha Sreenivasan is an accomplished novelist, translator, and literary figure who writes in both Malayalam and English. Sreenivasan’s literary journey extends beyond her own writing, as she has also earned recognition for her translations of notable international works. Some of her most significant translations include Acid,  Budhini, and Stain. Other works include Aparakanthi, Vellimeenchaattam, Shalabham Pookal Aeroplane.

Her novels have earned critical acclaim and several prestigious awards, with her works published by prominent publishers such as Penguin Random House India, and DC Books, Kerala. She won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Translation Award in 2021 for her translation of The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante. Her remarkable work has also earned her other accolades, including the Malayattoor Prize, Thoppil Ravi Award, Nooranad Hanifa Novel Award, Vanitha Kalasahithi Award, Akshara Sthri Sahitya Puraskaram, and She the People Women Writer’s Prize for her translation of Budhini, a novel by Sarah Joseph.