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Prabha Varma

Prabha Varma is an acclaimed poet, lyricist and journalist. He writes across various genres such as poetry, novel, travelogs and studies. He is the recipient of such accolades like the Kendra-Kerala Sahitya Academy Awards, the Vayalar Award, the Padmaprabha Award and the Asan-Ulloor-Vallathol Awards. He has also received several notable honors for music composition as well as journalism. His verse novel Syamamadhavam won the Library Council Award for the Best Literary Work of the Decade. Raudra Sathvikam, Ponnikolusu, Kalapasham and Pranayathinte Kavyapusthakam are some of his other most acclaimed works. Ferocious Piety, a novel, is one among his most recent publications.

Asokan Charuvil

Asokan Charuvil is a short story writer. Kaattorkadavu, Kangaroo Nrutham, Kalpanikkaran, and Pulineli Station are some of his prominent works. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.

Rafeeq Ahammed

Rafeeq Ahammed, a Malayalam poet, lyricist and novelist, is regarded as the most successful and critically acclaimed lyricist of contemporary Malayalam cinema. He is a six-time winner of Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics and has won several literary and film awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his poetic work, Aalmara. His recent publication is a poem titled Pramukthan.

E Santhosh Kumar

E Santhosh Kumar is a well-known novelist and short story writer. He is the recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for Short Story Collection as well as Novel. He has published more than 25 books that include novels, story collections, children’s literature, essays and translation. His works, which include Chavukali, Narakangalude Upama, Andhakaranazhi, Njaanabharam and Tapomoyude Achan, have been translated into English, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, German and Arabic.

Ethiran Kathiravan

Ethiran Kathiravan is a noted Malayalam author. He writes on the topics of science, arts and films for several leading contemporary publications. He is the recipient of several prestigious accolades such as the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, the FOKANA Award and the Film Critics Award. He completed his Ph.D in Cell Biology from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and continued his research in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the John Hopkins University and the University of Chicago. Malayaliyude Janithakam; Cinemayude Samoohikavelipadukal; Mathishkam – Vikaram, Vedana, Viswasam and Ethiran Chinthakal are a few of his acclaimed publications.

S Hareesh

An esteemed author and screenwriter, S. Hareesh is one of the leading voices in contemporary Malayalam literature. He received the Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award of the Kerala Sahitya Academy for his first story collection Rasavidyayude Charithram. His critically acclaimed novel Meesha won the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, and its English translation won the 2020 JCB Award. He is also the recipient of other prestigious accolades like the Thomas Mundassery Story Award and the V P Shivakumar Memorial Award. S. Hareesh has penned the screenplay for several widely acclaimed films like Aeden, Jallikattu, Churuli and Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. His recent book, Pattunoolpuzhu was released last year.

P K Parakkadavu

P K Parakkadavu is a renowned Malayalam author who has published around forty-six works. His works have also been translated into several languages like English, Arabic and various Indian languages. He is the recipient of several noted accolades such as the CV Sriraman Award, the Sahitya Academy Award for Overall Contributions, the Kerala Basha Institute’s Basheer Memorial Award, the S.B.T Award among others..He has served as an executive committee member of the Kerala Sahitya Academy, Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishath, a member of the Kendra Sahitya Academy, as well as an editor and editorial relations director at Madhyamam Periodicals. Idiminnalukalude Pranayam, Meesan Kallukalude Kaval, Kadalinte Daham and Ambalam Palli Sthree are a few of his other renowned publications.

V Muzafar Ahamed

A prominent Malayalam author, V Muzafar Ahamed has penned 16 books in total. His areas of interest in writing include travel, literature, culture and the experiences of Gulf Expats. He is the recipient of several prestigious accolades such as the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, the K V Surendranath Award and the Kamala Surayya Prathibha Award. V Muzafar Ahamed was a Senior Fellow of the Ministry of Culture. Marubhumiyude Athmakatha and Marumarangal are a few of his noted publications.

Subhash Chandran

Subhash Chandran is a noted Malayalam author. He is the recipient of several prestigious literary accolades such as the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award, the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, the Vayalar Award, the Odakkuzhal Award and the Basheer Award, among others. The only Malayalam language author to be in the list of young native language writers by Times of India, he was also selected as one among the ten Personality Brands of Kerala by the Dhanam Finance Magazine. The translation of his work Manushyanu Oru Aamukham titled as A Preface to Man, received the Raymond Crossword Award. The novel has also been translated into Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Khadikharangal Nilakkuna Samayam, Das Capital and Madhyeyingane are a few of his other acclaimed publications. A journalism faculty of the Calicut University, he also currently heads the Mathrubhumi Weekly.

S R Lal

S R Lal is a renowned Malayalam author. He is the recipient of several prestigious accolades such as the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award, the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, the Abu Dhabi Sakti Award and the Siddhartha Literary Award, among others. He currently serves as Editorial Assistant at Grandhalokam, the mouthpiece of the Kerala State Library Council. Ernakulam South, Coffeehouse, Kalivettam, Statue P.O., Kunjunniyude Yathrapusthakam and Detective Ammu are a few of his acclaimed publications.