2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
# 2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards

The 2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 17 August 2021. 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 | O. P. Suresh | Taj Mahal |
| Novel | P. F. Mathews | Adiyalapretham |
| Story | Unni R. | Vaanku |
| Drama | Sreejith Poyilkkavu | Dwayam |
| Literary Criticism | Dr. P. Soman | Vyloppilli Kavitha: Oru Idathupaksha Vayana |
| Biography and Autobiography | K. Raghunathan | Mukthakantam V. K. N. |
| Travelogue | Vidhu Vincent | Daivam Olivil Poya Naalukal |
| Humour | Innocent | Irinjalakudakku Chuttum |
| Children's Literature | Priya A. S. | Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal |
| Scholarly Literature | Dr. T. K. Anandi | Marxisavum Feminisavum Charithraparamaya Vishakalanam |
| Translation | Sangeetha Sreenivasan | Upekshikkappetta Divasangal (The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante) |
| Overall Contributions | K. K. Kochu Mampuzha Kumaran K. R. Mallika Sidharthan Paruthikad Chavara K. S. Pillai M. A. Rahman | |
