In 1990, the Williamson Magor Education Trust established the Assam Valley Literary Award to recognise and honour creative writers who have made outstanding contributions to Assamese literature.
The award is given once a year and it awards people in Assam. The Williamson Magor Group, a tea company, established the award.
The Assam Valley Literary Award has been awarded on a yearly basis since 1990. Here’s a list of the winners:
1990-2005:
- 1990: Bhabendra Nath Saikia
- 1991: Homen Borgohain
- 1992: Syed Abdul Malik
- 1993: Nabakanta Barua
- 1994: Jogesh Das
- 1995: Saurabh Kumar Chaliha
- 1996: Umakanta Sharma
- 1997: Nilamani Phookan
- 1998: Mahim Bora
- 1999: Ajit Barua
- 2000: Hiren Bhattacharya
- 2001: Sheelabhadra (Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury)
- 2002: Chandra Prasad Saikia
- 2003: Nirupama Borgohain
- 2004: Lakshmi Nandan Bora
- 2005: Arun Sharma (dramatist)
2006-2017:
- 2006: Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
- 2007: Nagen Saikia
- 2008: Rongbong Terang
- 2009: Imran Shah
- 2010: Harekrishna Deka
- 2011: Purobi Bormudoi
- 2012: Sameer Tanti
- 2013: Atulananda Goswami
- 2014: Hirendra Nath Dutta
- 2015: Apurba Sharma
- 2016: Dr. Arupa Kalita Patangia
- 2017: Sananta Tanty, Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, Dr. Rita Chowdhury
