2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
| Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding books of literary merit |
| Date | 11 July 2013 |
| Location | Thrissur |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Kerala Sahitya Akademi |
| First awarded | 1958 |
The 2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 11 July 2013. The Akademi fellowships and the awards for overall contribution were announced in October 2013.
Winners
| Category | Recipient | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Poetry | S. Joseph | Uppante Kooval Varakkunnu |
| Novel | E. Santhosh Kumar | Andhakaranazhi |
| Story | Satheesh Babu Payyannur | Peramaram |
| Drama | M. N. Vinayakumar | Mariman Kanni |
| Literary criticism | N. K. Ravindran | Pennezhuthunna Jeevitham |
| Autobiography/Biography | S. Jayachandran Nair | Ente Pradakshina Vazhikal |
| Travelogue | Santhosh George Kulangara | Baltic Diary |
| Humour | P. P. Hameed | Oru Nano Kinavu |
| Scholarly literature | Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan | Samskaramudrakal |
| Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award for Children’s literature | N. P. Hafiz Mohamad | Kuttipattalathinte Kerala Paryadanam |
| Translation | Dr. S. Sreenivasan |
Marubhoomi (Translation of Désert by J. M. G. Le Clézio) |
| Overall Contribution |
K. P. Sankaran Karur Sasi G. Priyadarshan K. M. Govi |
Endowments
- I. C. Chacko Award: V. K. Hariharanunnithan (Malayala Chinthakal)
- C. B. Kumar Award: M. Mukundan (Adhunikatha Innevide?)
- K.R. Namboodiri Award: V. S. Warrier (Sree Buddhan: Jeevitham Darsanam Matham)
- Kuttipuzha Award: K. E. N. Kunjahammed (Samooham, Sahityam, Samskaram)
- Kanakasree Award: Prakasan Madikkai (Moonnu Kallukalkkidayil)
- Geetha Hiranyan Award: G.R. Indugopan (Rathriyil Autoyil Oru Manushyan)
- G. N. Pillai Award: N. P. Sajeesh (Drisya Desangalude Bhoopadam)