The 2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 28 March 2017.^[1] 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	S. Rameshan	Hemanthathile Pakshi
Novel	U. K. Kumaran	Thakshankunnu Swaroopam
Story	Ashitha	Ashithayude Kathakal
Drama	Jino Joseph	Mathi
Literary Criticism	C. R. Parameswaran	Vamsa Chihnangal
Biography and Autobiography	Ibrahim Vengara	Green Room
Travelogue	V. G. Thampi O. K. Johny	Europe: Aatma Chihnangal Bhutan Dinangal
Humour	Dr. S. D. P. Namboothiri	Vedi Vattom
Children's Literature	Ezhacherry Ramachandran	Sunny Cherukkanum Sangeetha Pengalum
Scholarly Literature	K. N. Ganesh	Prakritiyum Manushyanum
Translation	Guru Muni Narayana Prasad	Soundarya Lahari
Overall Contributions	O. V. Usha Mundoor Sethumadhavan V. Sukumaran T. B. Venugopala Panicker Prayar Prabhakaran Dr. K. Sugathan

Endowments

• I. C. Chacko Award: P. M. Girish (Arivum Bhashayum, Linguistics/Grammar/Scientific study)
• C. B. Kumar Award: K. Aravindakshan (Adhikarathinte Aasakthikal, Essay)
• K. R. Namboodiri Award: Dr. T. Arya Devi (Nyaya Darsanam, Medical literature)
• Kanakasree Award: Santhi Jayakumar (Eerppam Niranja Murikal, Poetry)
• Geetha Hiranyan Award: Aswathi Sasikumar (Josephinte Manam, Stories)
• G. N. Pillai Award: Manoj Mathirappally (Jaiva Rashtreeyavum Janasanjayavum, Nonfiction)
• Kuttippizha Award: No award in 2015

Fellowship

Recipient	Image
U. A. Khader
Sarah Joseph

References