An award given as a recognition of a writer's overall contribution to the Malayalam literature, Mathrubhumi Literary Award instituted in 2001 has a sum of Rs. 2 lakh, a plaque and citation as honour.
| Year | Winners |
| 2001 | Thikodiyan |
| 2002 | M.V Devan |
| 2003 | Pala Narayanan Nair |
| 2004 | O.V. Vijayan |
| 2005 | M.T. Vasudevan Nair |
| 2006 | M. Mukundan |
| 2007 | Akkitham Achuthan Nampoothiri |
| 2008 | Kovilan |
| 2009 | Prof. Vishnunarayanan Nampoothiri |
| 2010 | Dr. Sukumar Azhikode |
| 2011 | Dr. M. Leelavathi |
| 2012 | Dr. Punathil Kunjabdulla |
| 2013 | Sugathakumari |
| 2014 | T. Padmanabhan |
