K. Rekha is a Malayalam short story writer and journalist. She was born on 30 September 1975 as daughter of Appukuttan Nair and Vasumathi amma, in Vellani at Irinjalakkuda of Thrissur District. She completed her degree in mathematics from Sree Narayana College, Nattika and she completed her master's degree in Malayalam from Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. She earned a journalism diploma from Kerala Media Academy, Kochin. She was working as a journalist in Malayala Manorama from 2001 to 2018. Now, she is working Malayalam Lecturer in Bishop Moore College at Mavelikkara. She is a recipient of the I.C. Chacko Award instituted by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi for Arudeyo Oru Sakhavu. He work Nunayathi won the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for the year 2021 in children's literature category.
