| Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding books of literary merit |
| Presenter: | Kerala Sahitya Akademi |
| Year: | 1958 |
| Date: | 2 August 2012 |
| Location: | Thrissur |
| Country: | India |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Main: | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Next: | 2012 |
The 2011 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 2 August 2012.[1] Writers T. Padmanabhan and Anand received the fellowships.
| Category | Recipient | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Poetry | Kureepuzha Sreekumar | Keezhalan |
| Novel | Subhash Chandran | Manushyanu Oru Amukham |
| Story | U. K. Kumaran | Policukarante Penmakkal |
| Drama | Balasubrahmanian | Cholliyattam |
| Literary criticism | B. Rajeevan | Vakkukalum Vasthuthakalum |
| Autobiography/Biography | K. R. Gowri Amma | Athmakatha |
| Travelogue | T. N. Gopakumar | Volga Tharangangal |
| Humour | Lalithambika | Kaliyum Karyavum |
| Scholarly literature | L. S. Rajagopalan | Eenavum Thalavum |
| Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award for Children's literature | K. Radhakrishnan | Gandhijiyude Atmakatha Kuttikalkku |
| Translation | K. B. Prasanna Kumar | Ka: |
| Overall Contributions[2] | Chathanathu Achuthanunni | |
| P. T. Chacko | ||
| Joseph Vyttila |