2017 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding books of literary merit |
Date | 23 January 2019 |
Location | Trichur |
Country | India |
Presented by | Kerala Sahitya Akademi |
First awarded | 1958 |
The 2017 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 23 January 2019. The award is given each year, since 1958, by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy), to Malayalam writers for their outstanding books of literary merit.
Winners
Category | Recipient | Work | Image |
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Poetry | Veerankutty | Mindaprani | |
Novel | V. J. James | Nireeshwaran | |
Story | Aymanam John | Ithara Characharangalude Charitrapusthakam | |
Drama | S. V. Venugopan Nair | Swadeshabhimani | |
Literary Criticism | Kalpatta Narayanan | Kavithayude Jeevacharithram | |
Biography and Autobiography | Jayachandran Mokeri | Thakkijja, Ente Jayil Jeevitham | |
Travelogue | C. V. Balakrishnan | Ethetho Saranikalil | |
Humour | Chowallur Krishnankutty | Ezhuthanukaranam Anuranangalum | |
Children's Literature | V. R. Sudheesh | Kurukkan Mashinte School | |
Scholarly Literature | N. J. K. Nair | Nadivijnaneeyam | |
Translation | Rama Menon | Parvathangalum Mattolikollunnu | |
Overall Contributions |
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