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{{Infobox writer
| name = P. Valsala
| image = Pvalsala.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1938|4|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/pdf/sch_april10.pdf|title=Sahityachakravalam|publisher=[[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]]|language=ml|access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Calicut]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
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| occupation = Writer, teacher
| nationality = Indian
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| subject = Novel, short story
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| website = {{URL|http://www.vatsalap.com}}
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'''P. Valsala''' (born 4 April 1938) is a [[Malayalam]] novelist, [[short story]] writer, [[social activist]], and a retired [[Head teacher|Head Mistress]] from [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/05/09/stories/2008050950130300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523063103/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/05/09/stories/2008050950130300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2008|title=Telling her story |date=9 May 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref> She a recipient of [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] for her novel ''Nizhalurangunna Vazhikal'' (The Paths where Shadows Sleep).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalampadam.com/movies/showthread.php?t=25390|title=SAHITHYA ACADEMI AWARD WINNERS# from 1959 to 1999|publisher=malayalampadam.com|access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref> Valsala was the Chairperson of [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=6990195&tabId=1&channelId=-1073865030&programId=1080132912&BV_ID=@@@|title=P. Valsala gets Sahithya Academy top post|date=29 March 2010|newspaper=[[Malayala Manorama]]|access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://expressbuzz.com/States/Kerala/p-valsala-to-chair-sahitya-akademi/160785.html|title=P Valsala to chair Sahitya Akademi|date=30 March 2010|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=29 April 2010}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Selected works==
;Short stories
*''Pempi'', Poorna Books, [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], 1969
*''Pazhaya, Puthiya Nagaram'' (The Old, New City), The Sahithya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society (SPCS), [[Kottayam]], 1979
*''Anupamayude Kavalkkaran'' (The Bodyguard of Anupama), SPCS, 1980
*''Aanavettakkaran'' (The Elephant Hunter), SPCS, 1982
*''Unikkoran Chathopathiya'' (Unikkoran Chathopathiya), SPCS, 1985
*''Annamaria Neridan'' (For Anna Marie To Confront), SPCS, 1988
*''Karuttha Mazha Peyyunna Thazhvara'' (The Valley of Black Rains), SPCS, 1988
*''Chamundy Kuzhi'' (Chamundi's Pit), SPCS, 1989
*''Arundhati Karayunnilla'' (Arundhati doesn't Cry), SPCS, 1991
*''Koonychoottile Velicham'' (The Light behind the Flight Stairs), Prabhath Book House, [[Trivandrum]], 1992
*''Madakkam II'' (The Return II), D. C. Books, 1998
*''Panguru Pushpathinde Theen'' (Honey from the Flower of Panguru), Poorna Books, 1998
*''Madakkam'' (The Return), [[D. C. Books]], [[Kottayam]], 1998
*''Kaly ’98 Thudarcha'' (Sports 98 Cont.), Prabhath Book House, 1998
*''Pookku Vayil Ponvayil'' (The Sunset that is Gold), Olive, 1999
*''Dhushyanthannum Bheemannummillatha Lokam'' (The world Devoid by Dhushyntha and Bhima), Poorna Books, 1999
*''Kalal Kavalal'' (The Soldier who is the Guard), D. C. Books, 2001
*''Kottayile Prema'' (Prema in the forth), Olive Books, Calicut, 2002
*''Pooram'' (The Temple Festival), D. C. Books, 2003
*''Aaranniya Kandam'' (Stories of the Forest), D. C. Books, 2003
*''Mythiliyuda Makal'' (The Daughter of Mythili), Green Books, Calicut, 2004
*''Ashokanum Ayalum'' (He and Ashokan), D. C. Books, 2006
*''Chandalabhikshukiyum Marikkunna Pownamiyum'' (Chandalabhikshuki and the Dying full Moon), Book Point, [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], 2007
*''Suvarna Kadhakal'' (The Golden Stories), Green Books, [[Trichur]], 2008
*''Gate Thurannittirikkunnu'', SPCS, Kottayam, 2008

;Novel
*''Thakarcha'' (Decadence),Poorna Books, [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], 1969
*[[Nellu (1974 film)|Nellu]] (Paddy), The Sahithya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society (SPCS), [[Kottayam]], 1972 (Adapted into a [[Nellu (1974 film)|film with same name]] in 1974)
*''Agnayam'' (Of Fire), SPCS 1974; translated into English by Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan as ''Agneyam: The story of a Nambudiri woman'', Sahitya Akademi, 2008
*''Nizhaluragunna Vazhikal'' (The Paths where Shadaows Sleep), SPCS 1975
*''Arakkillam'' (The House of Wax), SPCS, 1977
*''Venal'' (The Summer), SPCS, 1979
*''Kanal'' (The Live Coal), SPCS, 1979
*''Nambarukal'' (The Numbers), SPCS, 1980
*''Palayam'' (The Barracks), SPCS, 1981
*''Kooman Kolly'' (The Valley Owls), SPCS 1981
*''Gauthaman'' (Gauthaman), SPCS, 1986
*''Aarum marikuunnilla'' (Nobody Dies), SPCS / [[D. C. Books]], 1987
*''Chaver'' (The Knights), SPCS, 1991
*''Rose merreyude Aakasangal'' (The Skies of Rosemarry), [[D. C. Books]], Kottayam, 1993
*''Vilaapam'' (The Cry), D. C. Books, 1997
*''Aadhijalam'' (The Primeval Water), D. C. Books, 2004
*''Melppalam'' (The Flyover), [[Mathrubhumi|Mathrubhumi Books]], Calicut, 2007

==Awards==
*Kumkumam Award - ''Nellu''
*Kerala Sahithya Academy Award - ''Nizhalurangunna Vazhikal''
*[[Muttathu Varkey#Muttathu Varkey Award|Muttathu Varkey Award]] - for her contributions to Malayalam literature<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/29/stories/2010042951280200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107121620/http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/29/stories/2010042951280200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|title=Muttathu Varkey award for P. Valsala|date=29 April 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news.php?id=90794|title=P Valsala bags Muttathu Varkey award|date=29 April 2010|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]|access-date=29 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073201/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news.php?id=90794|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[C. V. Kunhiraman]] Memorial [[Literature|Sahithya]] Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latestawardsinkerala.blogspot.in/2012/03/p-valsala-bags-c-v-kunjiraman-memorial.html|title=P. Valsala bags Kunhiraman Award}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|P. Valsala}}
* {{official website|http://www.vatsalap.com}}
* {{cite web |last1=Sankaranarayanan |first1=Vasanthi |title=A way with words |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/12/stories/13120784.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031027171623/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/12/stories/13120784.htm |archive-date=27 October 2003 |url-status=dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 July 2001}}

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