title: 2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
text: # 2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
  
  The 2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 19 December 2014.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Category | Recipient | Work |
  | - | - | - |
  | Poetry | K R Tony | O! Nishada |
  | Novel | K. R. Meera | Aarachaar |
  | Story | Thomas Joseph | Marichavar Cinema Kanukayanu |
  | Drama | Rafeekh Mangalassery | Jinnu Krisnan |
  | Literary criticism | Sunil P. Ilayidom | Ajnjathavumayulla Abhimukham |
  | Autobiography/Biography | Bhagyalakshmi | Swarabhedangal |
  | Travelogue | P. Surendran | Gramapathakal |
  | Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award for Children’s Literature | Sippy Pallippuram | Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva Kathakal |
  | Scholarly Literature | Dr. K Rajasekharan Nair | Samsmruthi |
  | Translation | N. Moosakutty | Ulysses |
  | Overall Contribution | P. R. Nathan, S. K. Vasanthan, D. Sreemaan Namboothiri, K. P. Sashidharan, M. D. Rathnamma | |
  
  ## Endowments
  
  * I. C. Chacko Award: M. N. Karasseri (Thaymozhi, Study)
  * C. B. Kumar Award: Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Cinema Samskaram, Essay)
  * K.R. Namboodiri Award: Dr. J. P. Prajith (Thanthrasahityam)
  * Kanakasree Award:Dr K Sampreetha (Neettezhuthu, Poetry)
  * Geetha Hiranyan Award: Jacob Abraham (Tattoo, Poetry)
  * G. N. Pillai Award: Saji James (Silent Valley: Oru Paristhithi Samarathinte Charitam, Nonfiction)
  
  ## Fellowship
  
  * Yusuf Ali Kechery
  * N. S. Madhavan
  