Sheela Tomy

Sheela Tomy

Sheela Tomy is a novelist and short-story writer,hailing from Wayanad, Kerala.

Valli, her debut novel, was awarded the renowned CherukadAward for Malayalam Literature in 2021. The English translation of Valliby Dr Jayasree Kalathil bagged the V. Abdulla Memorial Translation Award(2023). Valli was also shortlisted for the 2023 National TranslationAward from the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), the JCB Prizefor Literature (2022), the Atta Galatta-BLF Book Prize (2022) and theGreenLitFest Honour Books Award (2023). Valli also bagged the Book of the Year Awardfor translation by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI) in 2023.

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