For Kerala PSC aspirants, tracking literary honours is key for the Art & Culture and Current Affairs sections, as these awards recognize literary excellence and India's diverse linguistic heritage.
The 2025 cycle highlights global winners like the Nobel and Booker Prize, alongside major national awards like the Jnanpith, Saraswati Samman, and Vyas Samman.
This list below is the summary of all the major literary award and its winners of 2025 for the various Kerala PSC exams.
1. Major International Literary Awards
- Booker Prize – David Szalay (Novel: Flesh).
- International Booker Prize (formerly Man Booker International Prize) – Banu Mushtaq & Deepa Bhasthi (Heart Lamp; Translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi).
- Nobel Prize for Literature – László Krasznahorkai (Hungary).
- PEN Pinter Prize – Leila Aboulela.
Pulitzer Prize Award Winners 2025
| Category | Winner | Book |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | Percival Everett | James |
| History | Edda L. Fields-Black | Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War |
| Biography | Jason Roberts | Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life |
| Poetry | Marie Howe | New and Selected Poems |
2. Major Indian Literary Award Winners 2025
- 59th Jnanpith Award – Vinod Kumar Shukla.
- 34th Saraswati Samman – Mahamahopadhyay Swami Bhadreshdas (Swaminarayan Siddhanta Sudha).
- 34th Vyas Samman – Suryabala (Novel: Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary).
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2025 –
- Malayalam – Akhil P. Dharmajan (Ram c/o Anandhi).
- English – Advait Kottary (Novel: Siddhartha: The Boy Who Became the Buddha).
- Hindi – Parvati Tirkey (Poetry: Phir Ugna).
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 –
- Malayalam – Sreejith Moothedath (Penguinukalute Vankarayil).
- English – Nitin Kushalappa MP (Dakshin South Indian Myths & Fables Retold).
- Hindi – Sushil Shukla (Ek Batey Bara).
3. Malayalam Literary Awards 2025
- Odakkuzhal Award – K. Aravindakshan (Gopa; à´—ോà´ª).
- Vayalar Award – E. Santhosh Kumar (Tapomayiyude Achan).
- Ezhuthachan Award – K. G. Sankara Pillai.
- ONV Literary Award – Prabha Varma.
- Thakazhi Literary Award – K.P. Sudheera.
- Ashitha Memorial Literary Award – M. Mukundan.
- Ayyappan Puraskaram – T. P. Vinod (Sathyamayum Lokame; സത്യമാà´¯ും à´²ോà´•à´®േ).
- 17th Basheer Award – P. N. Gopikrishnan (Kavitha Mamsabhojiyanu; à´•à´µിà´¤ à´®ാംà´¸à´ോà´œിà´¯ാà´£്).
- Mathrubhumi Literary Award – Sarah Joseph.
- Deshabhimani Literary Award – M. Leelavathy.
- Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award – M. Leelavathy.
- Malayattoor Award (by Malayattoor Foundation) – Ambikasuthan Mangad (Allohalan; à´…à´²്à´²ോഹലന്).
- Nooranad Haneef Award – Farsana (Elma).
- Puthoor Award – U. K. Kumaran.
- Padmaprabha Literary Award – Alankode Leelakrishnan.
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 – K. Jayakumar (Pingalakeshini; à´ªിà´™്ഗളകേà´¶ിà´¨ി).
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards Winners 2025
| Category | Winner | Award-Winning Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novel | G. R. Indugopan | Aano (ആനോ) | |
| Poetry | Anitha Thampi | Muringa Vazha Kariveppu (à´®ുà´°ിà´™്à´™ à´µാà´´ à´•à´±ിà´µേà´ª്à´ª്) | |
| Short Story | V. Shinilal | Garisappa Aruvi Athava Oru Jalayatra (à´—െà´°്സപ്à´ªാ à´…à´°ുà´µി അഥവാ à´’à´°ു ജലയാà´¤്à´°) | |
| Drama | Sasidharan Naduvil | Piththalasalabham (à´ªിà´¤്തളശലà´ം) | |
| Literary Criticism | G. Dileep | Ramayanathinte Charithrasanchaarangal (à´°ാà´®ായണത്à´¤ിà´¨്à´±െ à´šà´°ിà´¤്à´° സഞ്à´šാà´°à´™്ങള്) | |
| Biography / Autobiography | Dr. K. Rajashekharan Nair | Njaan Enna Bhaavam (à´žാà´¨് à´Žà´¨്à´¨ à´ാà´µം) | |
| Travelogue | K. R. Ajayan | Arohanam Himalayam (ആരോഹണം à´¹ിà´®ാലയം) | |
| Children's Literature | E. N. Sheeja | Ammamanamulla Kanivukal (à´…à´®്മമണമുà´³്à´³ à´•à´¨ിà´µുകൾ) | |
| Translation | Chinju Prakash | Ente Rajyam Ente Shareeram (à´Žà´¨്à´±െ à´°ാà´œ്à´¯ം à´Žà´¨്à´±െ ശരീà´°ം) | |
| Humour | Niranjan | Keralathinte Maidhathmakatha (à´•േരളത്à´¤ിൻ്à´±െ à´®ൈà´¦ാà´¤്മകത) |
Knowing these major literary awards of 2025 helps yo serve as important source material for aspirants to answer on literary trends and cultural promotion.
By focusing on the winners and their works, students can strengthen their content, improve answer quality, and effectively prepare for various Kerala PSC examinations.
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