Amal Pirappancode

Amal Pirappancode is a Malayalam language novelist, short story writer, illustrator, graphic novelist and C cartoonist from Kerala, India. His novel Vyasanasamuchayam has won the 2018 Yuva Puraskar and the Basheer Yuva Prathibha Award. He has also received several other awards including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment.

Biography Amal was born in 1987 to Thenguvila veettil Maniraj and Baby at Pirappancode, Thiruvananthapuram district. He later became a cartoonist and his cartoons have been published in several magazines. After Post Graduation, He first got teaching job at Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram. Manja cardukalude suvishesham (Meaning: Gospel of Yellow Cards), 2015, Chintha Publishers, Thiruvananthapuram. Pathakam, vazha kolapathakam, 2018, D.C. Books, Kottayam.

Graphic novels and stories Kallan Pavithran, 2014, (Graphical representation of the work of P. Padmarajan) Vimanam, 2012 (Children's literature).

Awards and honors Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award (2018). Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer yuva prathibha (young talent) Award (2018). M. Sukumaran Story Award CV Sriraman Story Award (2017) Mundur Story Award A. Mahmood Story Award (2013) Muttathu varky College Story Award (2008) Rajalakshmi Story Award (2008) Poorna Uroob College Story Award (2007) First SBT College Story Award Akam Story Award Harishree Katha Award (2016) Siddhartha Novel Award (2017) K. Saraswati Amma Novel Award (2017) Kolkata Malayalee Society Tirur Thunchanparambu Endowment (2012) Kozhikode Dronacharya Yuva Pratibha Award for the story Manja cardukalude Suvishesham Kadal Karayedukkunna Rathri was selected as one of the best stories in the MP Narayana Pillai story competition conducted by Samakalika Malayalam Weekly.