Kerala Sahitya Akademi Announces 2024 Literary Award Winners

• Best Novel: G R Indugopan – Aano
• Poetry: Anitha Thampi – Muringa Vazha Kariveppu
• Short Story: V Shinilal – Garisappa Aruvi Athava Oru Jalayathra
• Essay (Sibi Kumar Endowment Award): M Swaraj – Pookkalude Pusthakam
• Drama: Sashidharan Naduvil
• Literary Criticism: G Dileep
• Scientific Literature: Deepak V
• Biography/Autobiography: Dr K Rajashekharan Nair
• Travel Writing: K R Ajayan
• Translation: Chinthu Prakash
• Children’s Literature: E N Sheeja
• Humour: Niranjan
• Akademi Fellowship: K V Ramakrishnan
• Major Lifetime Contribution Award: Ezhacheri Ramachandran

Awards Value:

• Regular Awards: ₹25,000 + plaque + certificate
• Fellowship & Major Lifetime Awards: ₹50,000 + 2-sovereign gold medal + shawl + citation + plaque
• Other Lifetime Awards: ₹30,000 + plaque + shawl + certificate