The 2018 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 20 December 2019."Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards: K. V. Mohan Kumar’s ‘Ushnarashi’ best novel" . Mathrubhumi. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022. 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 Poetry V. M. Girija Budha Purnima Novel K. V. Mohan Kumar Ushnarashi Story K. Rekha Mananchira Drama Rajmohan Neeleswaram Choottum Koottum Literary Criticism P. P. Raveendran Adhunikathayude Pinampuram Biography and Autobiography Muni Narayana Prasad Athmayanam Travelogue Baiju N. Nair Londonilekku Oru Road Yathra Humour V. K. K. Ramesh Who is Afraid of V. K. N. Children's Literature S. R. LalKunjunniyude Yathrapusthakam Scholarly Literature Dr. K. Babu JosephPadartham Muthal Daivakanam Vare Translation P. P. K. Poduval Swapnangalude Vyakhyanam(The Interpretation of Dreams) Overall Contributions Scaria Zacharia O. M. Anujan S. Rajasekharan Manamboor Rajan Babu Nalini Bekal
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