title: 2018 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
text: # 2018 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
  
  The 2018 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 20 December 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 |
  | - | - | - |
  | 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. Lal | Kunjunniyude Yathrapusthakam |
  | Scholarly Literature | Dr. K. Babu Joseph | Padartham 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 | |
  