Renowned writers Dr. M Basheer and N Prabhakaran have been honoured with Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowship that carries a cash prize of Rs 50000. Meanwhile, writers Shreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty, Dr Pallipuram Murali, John Samuel, K P Sudheera, Dr Rathi Saxena, Dr. P K Sukumaran have been awarded for Overall Contributions, which carries a cash prize of Rs 30000.
The list of other awardees who won a cash prize of 25,000 each are:
NG Unnikrishnan (Kadalasuvidya - Poetry)
V Shinilal (Samparkkakranthi - Novel)
P F Mathews (Muzhakkam-Story)
Emil Madhavi (Kumaru-Drama)
S Saradakutty (Ethrayethtra Preranakal - Literary Criticism)
B R P Bhaskar (News Room - Biography and Autobiography)
C Anoop (Dakshinafrikan Yathrapusthakam - Travelogue)
Haritha Savithri (Murivettavarude Pathakal - Travelogue)
Jayanth Kamicheril (Oru Kumarakomkarante Kuruthamketta Likhithangal - Humour)
V Ravikumar (Bodler - Translation)
Dr K Sreekumar (Chakkaramambazham - Children's Literature)
C M Muralidharan (Bhashasuthranam - Scholarly Literature)
K Sethuraman (Malayali Oru Janithakam - Scholarly Literature)