Sheela Tomy

Sheela Tomy is a novelist and short-story writer, hailing from Wayanad, Kerala. Valli, her debut novel, was awarded the renowned Cherukad Award for Malayalam Literature in 2021. Sheela is also the author of a short story collection Melquiadesnte Pralayapusthakam (Melquiades’s Book of Floods) published in 2012.Sheela has been residing in the Middle East for more than two decades. She has a post-graduate degree in journalism and mass communication and has contributed as a lyricist, scriptwriter for radios, and is a presenter of literary reviews. Sheela’s articles on contemporary issues have been published in various media forums. Aa Nadiyodu Peru Chodikkaruth (Do Not Ask the River Her Name), her newest work, was awarded the Muthukulam Parvathy Amma Literature Prize and the Maniyoor Balan Novel Award in 2024.