R Rajasree's novel Athreyakam wins the 50th Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award
4 October 2026
The 50th Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award has gone to R Rajasree for her novel Athreyakam.
The award carries Rs 1 lakh, a bronze sculpture by Kanayi Kunhiraman and a citation.
The jury was O V Usha, Subhash Chandran and V Vijayakumar.
From 301 nominations covering 258 works, five top-scoring works went to a 20-member evaluation and the top three to the jury.
The Chief Minister will present the award on 27 October 2026 at Nishagandhi Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram.
The award is part of the Vayalar Year 2025-26 marking 50 years since Vayalar Ramavarma's death.
Winner:
R Rajasree
Work:
Athreyakam (novel)
Prize:
₹1 lakh, bronze sculpture by Kanayi Kunhiraman, citation
Presentation:
27 October 2026, Nishagandhi Auditorium
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Kanayi Kunhiraman Kanayi Kunhiraman — The sculptor who made the bronze sculpture given with the award.