Established

1990

Organizer

Williamson Magor Education Trust

Category

Literature and General Literary Arts

Selection Method

Recommendation

Target

Professional

Frequency

1 per year

Status

Ended

Description

The Assam Valley Literary Award was established in 1990 by the Williamson Magor Education Trust to honor writers who have made outstanding contributions to Assamese literature. The award is presented once a year. Prizes are said to include cash, an honor scroll made of Assam's Muga silk, and a specially designed gold trophy. The organizer is the Williamson Magor Group (tea industry). Recipients are selected by a selection committee, but detailed selection procedures and criteria are limited in publicly available information.

Prize

Main Prize

Cash prize, honor scroll made of Assam's Muga silk, and specially designed gold trophy.

• Muga silk honor scroll
• Specially designed gold trophy (said to be designed by Shobha Brahma, but source needs confirmation)

Selection

Past Winners