Distinguished Fellows of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi
| Year | Winners |
| 1970 | K. P Kesava Menon |
| G. Sankara Kurup | |
| 1971 | Puthezhethu Ramanmenon |
| 1973 | Prof. Joseph Mundasseri |
| Mathew. M. Kuzhiveli | |
| 1976 | V.T. Bhattathirippad |
| Sooranadu Kunjanpillai | |
| 1979 | N. Krishnapillai |
| N. Balamani Amma | |
| 1981 | V. Unnikrishnan Nair |
| P. Kesavdev | |
| Vyloppilli Sreedharamenon | |
| Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer | |
| N. Lalithambika Antherjanam | |
| 1983 | Dr. R.E Asher |
| 1985 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai |
| N.V. Krishna Warrier | |
| 1986 | Kainikkara Kumarapillai |
| Vidwan T. M. Chummar | |
| 1989 | Dr. K. M. George |
| Ponkunnam Varkey | |
| M.P. Appan | |
| C.N. Ahmmed Moulavi | |
| 1991 | Sukumar Azhikode |
| 1994 | M.P.Sankunni Nair |
| 1995 | K. Surendran |
| 1996 | Prof. S. Guptan Nair |
| 1997 | V.K.N |
| Kovilan | |
| 1998 | P. Bhaskaran |
| 1999 | Prof. O.N.V. Kurup |
| Dr. M. Leelavathi | |
| 2000 | Thikodiyan |
| 2001 | O.V. Vijayan |
| 2002 | Kamala Suraiyya |
| 2003 | Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker |
| 2004 | Sugathakumari |
| 2005 | M.T. Vasudevan Nair |
| 2006 | Akkitham Achuthan Nampoothiri |
| Pala Narayanan Nair | |
| 2007 | Prof. M.K. Sanu |
| K.T Muhammed | |
| 2008 | P. Govinda Pillai |
| Kakkanadan | |
| 2009 | Puthusseri Ramachandran |
| Prof. M. Achuthan | |
| 2010 | Prof. Vishnunarayanan Nampoothiri |
| Punathil Kunjabdulla | |
| C. Radhakrishnan | |
| K. Satchidanandan | |
| 2011 | T. Padmanabhan |
| Anand | |
| 2012 | M.P Veerendra Kumar |
| Sakaria | |
| 2013 | Yusafali Kecheri |
| N.S Madhavan |
