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{{short description|Malayalam writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2015}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|6|8}}
| birth_place = [[Eloor]], [[Ernakulam district]], [[Kerala]], India
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| occupation = Short story writer
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| spouse = Rosili
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| children = A son and a daughter
| parents = {{ublist|Thomas Vadaykkal (father)|Mary Vellayil (mother)}}
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| awards = {{ubl|2013 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story]]|2009 Children's literary institute Award|2003 V. P. Sivakumar Memorial Keli Award|1996 SBT Literary Prize|1995 K. A. Kodungallore Award|Delhi Short Story Award}}
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'''Thomas Joseph''' is a Malayalam writer, born in [[Eloor]] of Ernakulam District on 8 June 1954. He is the son of Thomas Vadaykkal and Mary Vellayil. He wrote his first short story when he was a 5th standard student and started publishing stories in Malayalam weeklies during his high school and college period. His story "Athbhuta-samasya", was published in the magazine ''Saketam'', under the editorialship of [[Narendra Prasad]] and [[V. P. Sivakumar]]. Received Mrigaya magazine’s ‘Mrigaya Award-1984’ through the Readers’ Gallop poll.

He published his first collection of short stories, ''Athbhuta-samasya'', in 1989. His ''Chitra-salabhangalude Kappal'' (''The Ship of Butterflies''), short stories collection, was awarded the SBT Literary Award in 1996.<ref name="Thomas Joseph - Mathrubhumi Books">{{Cite web |url=https://buybooks.mathrubhumi.com/writer/thomas-joseph/ |title=Thomas Joseph - Mathrubhumi Books |website=buybooks.mathrubhumi.com |access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref> He is also the recipient of Delhi Short Story Award, K. A. Kodungallore Award (1995), V. P. Sivakumar memorial Keli Award (2003) and the Children's literary institute Award (2009).<ref name="ചെറുകഥകളുടെ സാഹിത്യകാരന്റെ ജീവിതം ഒരു ദുരന്ത കഥ! അക്കാദമി അവാർഡ് ജേതാവിനെ സഹായിക്കണമെന്ന് അഭ്യർഥിച്ച് സാഹിത്യകാരൻമാർ">{{Cite web |url=https://www.vanitha.in/justin/thomas-joseph-writer-special-story.html |title=ചെറുകഥകളുടെ സാഹിത്യകാരന്റെ ജീവിതം ഒരു ദുരന്ത കഥ! അക്കാദമി അവാർഡ് ജേതാവിനെ സഹായിക്കണമെന്ന് അഭ്യർഥിച്ച് സാഹിത്യകാരൻമാർ |website=vanitha.in |trans-title=The life story of a short story writer, a tragedy |access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> His short story collection, ''Marichavar cinema kaaNukayaaNu'' (''The Dead are Watching Movies'') received the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3065:aboutkerala-literary-awards&Itemid=2379 |title=Literary Awards |publisher=Kerala.gov.in |access-date=2015-05-13}}</ref>

He has published eight books, which includes six collections of short stories.<ref name="Writer Thomas Joseph seeks help for treatment">{{Cite web |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/districts/ernakulam/2018/09/27/writer-thomas-joseph-treatment-aid.html |title=Writer Thomas Joseph seeks help for treatment |website=OnManorama |language=en |access-date=2019-03-23}}</ref> He has worked at ''[[Chandrika (newspaper)|Chandrika]]'' and ''[[Indian Express]]'' daily newspapers and in Pen books. He resides at [[Keezhmad]], [[Aluva]].

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/news/benyamin-facebook-post-seeking-help-for-writer-thomas-joseph-who-suffering-brain-trauma-1.3938133 |title=അബോധാവസ്ഥയിലായ എഴുത്തുകാരന്‍ തോമസ് ജോസഫിനെ സഹായിക്കണം- ഫെയ്സ്ബുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റുമായി ബെന്യാമിന്‍ |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en |trans-title=Please help the write in a coma - Benyamin's facebook post |access-date=2019-07-11}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://sanghamam.com/kerala/help-writer-thomas-joseph.html |title=ജീവിതമെന്ന അത്ഭുത സമസ്യയുടെ പൊരുൾ തേടിയ ഒരാൾ |website=sanghamam.com |trans-title=A Man who Searched for the Meaning of the Puzzle that is Life |access-date=2019-07-13}}

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