Assam Valley Literary Award
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