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| birth_date = June 10, 1955<br />
| birth_place = [[Kaloor]], [[Ernakulam district]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
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| occupation = Short story writer, Novelist, Poet, Journalist<br />
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| spouse = Lovely<br />
| children = 2 children<br />
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| notableworks = {{ubl|''Anantharam Sandhyayayi Ushassayi'' |''Chevittorma'' | ''Avan Maranayogyan'' |''Swayamvaram'' |''Nilaavariyunnu'' | ''Mariyamma Enna Marimaya'' | ''Kunjunni Paranja Yayathi Varalinte Katha'' | ''Althara Vilkkanundu''| ''Thiranjedutha Kathakal''}}<br />
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'''George Joseph K.''' (born 1955), is an Indian short story writer, novelist, poet and journalist who writes in [[Malayalam]] language. He has published 9 books which include ''Anantharam Sandhyayayi Ushassayi'', ''Chevittorma'', ''Swayamvaram'', ''Nilaavariyunnu'', ''Avan Maranayogyan'', ''Mariyamma Enna Marimaya'', ''Kunjunni Paranja Yayathi Varalinte Katha'', ''Althara Vilkkanundu'' and ''Thiranjedutha Kathakal'' and is a recipient of such awards as T. P. Kishore Award, K. A. Kodungalloor Award and Lalithanjali Literary Award.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
George Joseph K. was born on June 10, 1955, in [[Kaloor]], in [[Ernakulam district]], in the south Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref name="Author Bio">{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Author Bio |url=https://dcbookstore.com/authors/george-joseph-k |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=DC Books}}</ref> He started his career as a journalist by joining [[Mangalam Publications]] where he worked for two years before joining Pen Books as the Publication Manager. Subsequently, he joined Janani Online Magaziine where he works as a Consultant Editor.<ref name="About US - Janani">{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2021 |title=About US - Janani |url=https://jananyonline.com/about-us/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Janani Online |language=en-US}}</ref> In between, he has served in the committees of [[Sahitya Akademi]] and [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]].<ref name="Author Bio" /><br />
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George Joseph has written a number of novels, short story anthologies and poems,<ref name="George Joseph Forgotten Writer">{{Cite web |title=George Joseph Forgotten Writer |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/interviews/george-joseph-forgotten-writer.html |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Manorama Hortus - Art & Literature Festival Speaker Profile">{{Cite web |title=Manorama Hortus - Art & Literature Festival Speaker Profile |url=https://www.manoramahortus.com/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.manoramahortus.com}}</ref> besides a memoir by name, ''Mariyamma Enna Marimaya'' (An Illusion by name Mariyamma) and is now serialising another memoir titled ''Athmahathyamunanpu'' (Suicide Point) in [[Malayala Manorama|Malayala Manorama weekly]].<ref name="George Joseph K Author Profile University of Calicut">{{Cite web |title=George Joseph K Author Profile University of Calicut |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Author/Home?author=George+Joseph%2CK. |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=University of Calicut}}</ref> [[DC Books]] has brought out an anthology of his short stories under the title, ''Thiranjedutha Kathakal'' (Selected Stories).<ref name="Thiranjedutha Kathakal DC Books">{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Thiranjedutha Kathakal DC Books |url=https://dcbookstore.com/books/thiranjedutha-kathakal-george-joseph-k |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=DC Books}}</ref> His novel, ''Avan Maranayogyan'', has been included in the syllabus of [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]].<ref name="KLF 2027 Kerala Literature Festival Speaker Profile">{{Cite web |title=KLF 2027 Kerala Literature Festival Speaker Profile |url=https://keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakerview/1157/George%2520Joseph%2520K |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=keralaliteraturefestival.com}}</ref><br />
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The first of the literary awards George Joseph received was K. A. Kodungalloor Award, which was followed by T. P. Kishore Award.<ref name="George Joseph K Author Profile University of Calicut" /> [[Lalithambika Antharjanam|Lalithambika Antharjanam Sahityavedi]] awarded their inaugural ''Lalithanjali Literary Award'' to George Joseph for his contributions to Malayalam literature.<ref name="The ultimate value of Lalithambika Antharjanam's literature was the consciousness of freedom — K. Jayakumar">{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2026 |title=The ultimate value of Lalithambika Antharjanam's literature was the consciousness of freedom. — K. Jayakumar |url=https://www.keralasabdam.in/news/the-ultimate-value-of-the-literature-of-the-lalithambika-antharjana-was-the-sense-of-freedom.-k.-jayakumar/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.keralasabdam.in |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The first Lalithanjali Literary Award awarded to George Joseph and Ee Sandhya">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-J-JfL9iQ4 |title=The first Lalithanjali Literary Award awarded to George Joseph and Ee Sandhya |date=March 24, 2026 |last=Manorama News |access-date=2026-03-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref> He has also received a Senior Fellowship of the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] by which he did a research on the writings of noted Malayalam writer, [[Sethu (writer)|Sethu]] on the topic, ''The women and soil in Sethu's writings''.<ref name="Author Bio" /><br />
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George Joseph, who is active in Malayalam literary circles,<ref name="Sahitya Akademi Kathasandhi">{{Cite web |title=Sahitya Akademi Kathasandhi |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/kathasandhi_7-3-17.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251010045733/https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/kathasandhi_7-3-17.pdf |archive-date=2025-10-10 |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="George Joseph K pays homage to Joseph Vyttila and Victor Leenus">{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2024 |title=George Joseph K pays homage to Joseph Vyttila and Victor Leenus |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/features/george-josephk-pays-homage-to-joseph-vyttila-victor-leenus-6432b5db |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=@mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref><ref name="George Joseph K remembering writer Thomas Joseph">{{Cite web |title=George Joseph K remembering writer Thomas Joseph |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/2021/07/30/george-joseph-k-remembering-writer-thomas-joseph.html |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=‘അവന്റെ ഓർമകളുടെ വേദന ഒരു നീറ്റലായി മനസ്സിൽ നിറയുന്നു’ |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="Manorama Hortus Art & Literature Festival Nov 27–30, 2025">{{Cite web |title=Manorama Hortus Art & Literature Festival Nov 27–30, 2025 |url=https://www.manoramahortus.com/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.manoramahortus.com}}</ref> is married to Lovely and the couple has a son, Appu, and a daughter, Hanna.<ref name="Author Bio" /><br />
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== Selected bibliography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:70%"<br />
! scope="col" style="width:27%" | Title<br />
! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year<br />
! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Publisher<br />
! scope="col" style="width:18%" | Genre<br />
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| ''Chevittorma''<ref name="Chevittorma - Audiobook - George Joseph.K - ISBN 9789395334303 - Storytel International">{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Chevittorma - Audiobook - George Joseph.K - ISBN 9789395334303 - Storytel International |url=https://www.storytel.com/tv/books/chevittorma-2415259 |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.storytel.com |language=en}}</ref> || 1985 || [[Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society|Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam]] || Novel<br />
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| ''Anantharam Sandhyayayi Ushassayi''<ref name="Anantharam Sandhyayayi, Ushassayi">{{Cite web |last=K. |first=George Joseph |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Anantharam Sandhyayayi, Ushassayi |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/207261 |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=University of Calicut}}</ref> || 1990 || [[DC Books]] || Novel<br />
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| ''Avan Maranayogyan''<ref name="Avan maranayogyan">{{Cite book |last=George Joseph K |url=https://opac.ssus.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=142033&query_desc=su%253A%2522Stories%2520Malayalam%2520%2522%2520and%2520location%253ASTACKS%2520and%2520su-to%253ALiterature |title=Avan maranayogyan |date=2012 |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd |isbn=978-81-7130-747-0 |location=Kottayam |publication-date=2012 |language=ml}}</ref> || 1997 || [[Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society|Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam]] || Short story anthology<br />
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| ''Swayamvaram'' || 2003 || [[DC Books]] || Novel<br />
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| ''Nilaavariyunnu'' || 2006 || [[DC Books]] || Novel<br />
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| ''Mariyamma Enna Marimaya''<ref name="Mariyamma Enna Marimaya">{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Mariyamma Enna Marimaya |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/233344 |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=University of Calicut Library Catalog}}</ref> || 2011 || [[DC Books]] || Memoir<br />
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| ''Kunjunni Paranja Yayathi Varalinte Katha''<ref name="Kunjunni Paranja Yayathi Varalinte Katha">{{Cite web |title=Kunjunni Paranja Yayathi Varalinte Katha |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/232208 |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=University of Calicut Library Catalog}}</ref> || 2012 || [[DC Books]] || Short story anthology<br />
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| ''Althara Vilkkanundu''<ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=George Joseph |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Althara Vilkkanundu |url=https://www.amazon.in/ALTHARA-VILKKANUNDU-%E0%B4%85%E0%B5%BE%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BD%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D-George/dp/9390118530 |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=Amazon}}</ref> || 2021 || Logos Books || Short story anthology<br />
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| ''Thiranjedutha Kathakal''<ref name="Thiranjedutha Kathakal">{{Cite web |last=K. |first=George Joseph |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Thiranjedutha Kathakal |url=https://dcbookstore.com/books/thiranjedutha-kathakal-george-joseph-k |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=DC Books}}</ref> || 2025 || [[DC Books]] || Short story anthology<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[P. F. Mathews]]<br />
* [[Thomas Joseph]]<br />
* [[Socrates K. Valath]]<br />
* [[Ponjikkara Rafi]]<br />
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{{portal|India|Literature}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Cite web |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Author Profile - George Joseph K. |url=https://keralabookstore.com/about-author/%25E0%25B4%259C%25E0%25B5%258B%25E0%25B4%25B0%25E0%25B5%258D%25E2%2580%258D%25E0%25B4%259C%25E0%25B5%258D-%25E0%25B4%259C%25E0%25B5%258B%25E0%25B4%25B8%25E0%25B4%25AB%25E0%25B5%258D-%25E0%25B4%2595%25E0%25B5%2586/5619/ |access-date=March 30, 2026 |website=Kerala Book Store}}<br />
* {{Cite web |date=March 30, 2026 |title=GEORGE JOSEPH K |url=https://dcbooks.com/author/george-joseph-k/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=DC Books |language=en-GB}}<br />
* {{Cite web |title=All books by author George Joseph K - Storytel International |url=https://www.storytel.com/tv/authors/george-joseph-k-707310 |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.storytel.com |language=en}}<br />
* {{Cite web |last=K |first=George Joseph |date=March 31, 2026 |title=Kunjunni Paranja Varalinte Katha |url=https://dcbookstore.com/books/kunhunni-paranja-yayathi-varaalinte-katha |access-date=March 31, 2026 |website=DC Booka}}<br />
* {{Cite web |last=K |first=George Joseph |date=March 31, 2026 |title=Marayamma Enna Marimaya |url=https://dcbookstore.com/books/mariyamma-enna-mariyaama |access-date=March 31, 2026 |website=DC Books}}<br />
* {{Cite web |last=K |first=George Joseph |date=March 31, 2026 |title=Althara Vilkkanundu |url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/%E0%B4%85%E0%B5%BE%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BD%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D/17201/ |access-date=March 31, 2026 |website=DC Books}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{Cite web |last=K |first=George Joseph |date=March 19, 2021 |title=Shareeram... Pranayadhaaham - Truecopy Think |url=https://truecopythink.media/short-story/george-joseph-short-story |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=truecopythink.media |language=ml}}<br />
* {{Cite web |last=Marian Times |date=January 8, 2020 |title=From the word of death to the word of life |url=https://www.mariantimesworld.org/george-joseph-k-feature/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=Marian Times World |language=en-US}}<br />
* {{Cite web |last=K |first=George Joseph |title=The Dancing Words |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/news/features/vayana-dinam-reading-memories-george-joseph-k-269274/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=malayalam.indianexpress.com |language=ml}}<br />
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