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| Basheer Award (List of Winners 2008-2018)/Image Source: Sreedharatp |
The Basheer Award was instituted in 2008 by the Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Smaraka Trust to honour Indian Independence Activits, Socialist and Malayalam Writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, fondly known as Beypore Sultan. As of 2019, the award consists of a cash purse of 25,000, a certificate and a plaque. The plaque is designed by C. N. Karunakaran.
N Prabhakaran was the first person to win this prestigious Basheer Award for 2008. Sara Joseph became the fist woman to win Basheer Award in 2010. VJ James is the latest recipient of the award for his novel Nireeshwaran.
| Year | Recipient | Work | Genre |
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| 2008 | N Prabhakaran | Thiranhedutha Kathakal | Short Stories |
| 2009 | Rafeeq Ahammed | Aalmara | Poetry |
| 2010 | Sara Joseph | Ooru Kaaval | Novel |
| 2011 | B Rajeevan | Vakkukalum Vasthukkalum | Criticism |
| 2012 | NS Madhavan | Ente Priyapetta Kathakal | Short Stories |
| 2013 | Attoor Ravi Varma | Attoor Kavithakal | Poetry |
| 2014 | Subhash Chandran | Manushyanu Oru Aamukham | Novel |
| 2015 | Kalpatta Narayanan | Kavithayude Jeevacharithram | Literary Criticism |
| 2016 | Ashitha | Ashithayude Kathakal | Short stories |
| 2017 | Sebastian | Prethi Shareeram | Poetry |
| 2018 | VJ James | Nireeshwaran | Novel |
