2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards

The 2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 21 February 2018.^[1][2] 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.

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Awarded for	Outstanding books of literary merit
Date	21 February 2018
Location	Trichur
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala Sahitya Akademi
First award	1958
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Winners

Category	Recipient	Work	Image
Poetry	Savithri Rajeevan	Ammaye Kulippikkumpol
Novel	T. D. Ramakrishnan	Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki
Story	S. Hareesh	Adam
Drama	Samkutty Pattomkary	Lalla
Literary Criticism	S. Sudheesh	Asan Kavitha: Sthree Purusha Samavakyangalile Kalaapom
Biography and Autobiography	Chanthavila Murali	AKG: Oru Sampoorna Jeevacharithram
Travelogue	Harikrishnan	Nile Vazhikal
Humour	Muralee Thummarukudy	Chila Nattukaryangal
Children's Literature	K. T. Baburaj	Samoohyapaatam
Scholarly Literature	V. P. Joseph Valiyaveettil	Chavittu Nadaka Vijnanakosam
Translation	C. M. Rajan	Pranayavum Mooladhanavum (Translation of Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution by Mary Gabriel)
Overall Contributions	Iyyamcode Sreedharan C. R. Omanakuttan Lalitha Lenin Jose Punnamparambil P. K. Parakkadavu Pooyappally Thankappan