Kerala Sahitya Academy Awards 2016 Winners

T.D. Ramakrishnan’s Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki is the best novel. Ammaye Kulippikumbol by Savithri Rajeevan secured the award for the best poem.

Other Winners

• S. Hareesh (short story)
• Samkutty Pattamkari (drama)
• S. Sudheesh (literary criticism)
• Fr. V.P. Joseph Valiyaveetil (scholarly literature)
• Chanthavila Murali (biography)
• Harikrishnan (travelogue)
• C.M. Rajan (translation)
• K.T. Baburaj (children’s literature)
• Murali Thummarukudy (humour). 

 Winners of endowment awards are: P.A. Aboobecker (I.C. Chacko award); Arya Gopi, Rasmi Binoy (Kanakasree award); Ravi Menon (C.B. Kumar award); K.P. Sreedevi (K.R. Namboodiri award); Sunil Upasana (Geetha Hiranyan award); P. Soman (Kuttippuzha award); C. Ravichandran (G.N. Pillai award); and Sr. Anu David (Thunjan Memorial essay competition award).

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sahithya-akademi-awards-announced/article22819193.ece