Noted writer P. F. Mathews has won the 10th O.V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram for his short story collection Muzhakkam.
The award, instituted by Hyderabad-based Naveena Samskarika Kala Kendram (NSKK) in 2011, consists of a cash prize of ₹50,001, citation and memento. It will be presented to Mr. Mathews at a function to be held on the NSKK school campus in Hyderabad on November 5, 2023, according to the organisers.
The jury led by writer-critic Thomas Mathew observed that Muzhakkam maps varied human emotions through an exceptional writing style.
