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{{Infobox award
| country = India
| name = Assam Valley Literary Award
| image = [[File:AVLA Trophy.jpg|200px]]
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| subheader = Civilian award for contributions to [[Assamese literature]]
| awarded_for = Contributions to [[Assamese literature]]
| sponsor = Williamson Magor Education Trust
| firstawarded = 1990
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| holder_label = Most recent winner
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| award1_type = Total awarded
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| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[Dr Bhabendranath Saikia]]
| award3_type = Last winner
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The '''Assam Valley Literary Award''' ({{lang-as|অসম উপত্যকা সাহিত্য বঁটা}}) was conceived in the year 1990 by ''Williamson Magor Education Trust'' to honour creative writers who have enhanced [[Assamese literature]].<ref name=te>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080413/jsp/northeast/story_9131491.jsp|title=Another plume in writer's crown|date=13 April 2008|work=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/assam-valley-literary-award-to-nagen-saikia/256247/|title=Assam Valley Literary Award to Nagen Saikia|date=1 January 2008|work=Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr1308/at05 |title=Assam Valley Award presented |date=13 April 2008 |work=Assam Tribune |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304010600/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr1308%2Fat05 |archivedate=4 March 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

It is given to writers of [[Assam]] once a year. The award was instituted by the [[Williamson Magor]] Group, a [[tea]] company.

==History==
The award was announced by Shri B.M. Khaitan, Chairman, Williamson Magor Group of Industries, Tea major at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the [[Assam Valley School]] on 11 February 1990, at Harchurah in [[Sonitpur district]] of [[Assam]].

The award comprises cash award, a scroll of honour made of Assam "Muga" silk and a specially designed golden trophy. This trophy has been designed by the artist of Assam, Shri Shobha Brahma{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}}.

==Award winners==
[[File:AVLA Winners.jpg|right|thumb|410px|The Winners]]
Year Winner
*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]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2001/03/20/stories/022018sv.htm |title=Williamson Magor trust projects in Assam |date=20 March 2001 |work=Business Line |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160750/http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2001/03/20/stories/022018sv.htm |archivedate=6 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
*2001 [[Sheelabhadra]] ([[Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury]]) <ref name="ma">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030630/asp/northeast/story_2114229.asp|title=Master narrator - Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury|date=30 June 2003|work=The Telegraph}}</ref>
*2002 [[Chandra Prasad Saikia]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/09/stories/2006080921271500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820211715/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/09/stories/2006080921271500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 August 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Chandra Prasad Saikia dead|date=9 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030419/asp/northeast/story_1886467.asp|title=Worth his words in gold - Chandra Prasad Saikia|date=19 April 2003|work=The Telegraph}}</ref>
*2003 [[Nirupama Borgohain]]
*2004 [[Lakshmi Nandan Bora]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr0209/at05 |title=Dr LN Bora new Gariyoshi Editor |date=2 April 2009 |work=Assam Tribune |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219170231/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr0209%2Fat05 |archivedate=19 February 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
*2005 [[Arun Sharma (dramatist)]]
*2006 [[Nalinidhar Bhattacharya]]
*2007 [[Nagen Saikia]]<ref name=te/><ref name="na"/>
*2008 [[Rongbong Terang]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200812311512.htm |title=Literateur Rongbong Terang to get Assam Valley award |date=31 December 2008 |work=The Hindu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160746/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200812311512.htm |archivedate=6 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* 2009 [[Imran Shah (writer)|Imran Shah]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0110/at02 |title=Assam Valley Award for Imran Shah |date=1 January 2010 |work=Assam Tribune |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304010555/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0110%2Fat02 |archivedate=4 March 2012 }}</ref>
* 2010 [[Harekrishna Deka]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianreview.in/the-assam-valley-literary-award-harekrishna-deka-2010/|title=Indian Review:The Assam Valley Literary Award : Harekrishna Deka (2010)|date=31 December 2010|work=Indian Review}}</ref>
* 2011 [[Purobi Bormudoi]]<ref>http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan0212/city05/{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* 2012 [[Sameer Tanti]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/epaper/mar3013/at02.html/ |title=Assam Valley Award Presented to Sameer Tanti |work=The Assam Tribune |date=30 March 2013 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* 2013 Atulananda Goswami<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id%3Djan0114%2Fat08 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120124348/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan0114%2Fat08 |archivedate=20 January 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* 2014 Hirendra Nath Dutta <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id%3Djan0115%2Fat052 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-05-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050853/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan0115%2Fat052 |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* 2015 Apurba Sharma
* 2016 [[Arupa Kalita Patangia|Dr. Arupa Kalita Patangia]]<ref>http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan0117/at056 {{dead link|date=October 2021}}</ref>
* 2017 Sananta Tanti, Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, Dr. Rita Chowdhury <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://silchar.com/assam-valley-literary-award-announced/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143259/http://silchar.com/assam-valley-literary-award-announced/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assam Valley Literary Award Recipients}}

[[Category:Indian literary awards]]
[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of Assam]]
[[Category:Assamese literature]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1990]]

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