The Sahitya Akademi Award is given to writers for their outstanding contributions to Indian and Telugu literature.Telugu Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Sahitya Akademi Official website. It has been given each year since 1955 by the Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters).
Winners
Year Portrait Author Work 1955 Suravaram Pratap Reddy Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (Social History 1956 — Bulusu Venkateswarlu Bharatiya Tattva Sastramu ( 1957 — Swami Chirantanananda Sri Ramakrishnuni Jeevita Charitra Biography 1958 No Award 1959 No Award 1960 — Ponangi Srirama Apparavu Natyasastramu (A History of Bharata's Natyasastra)History of Bharata's Natya Shastra 1961 Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao Andhra Vaggeyakara Charitramu (A History of Telugu composers and songwriters)History of Telugu composers and song writers 1962 Viswanatha Satyanarayana Viswanadha Madhyakkarulu (Poetry)Poetry 1963 Tripuraneni Gopichand Panditha Parameswara Sastry Veelunama (Novel)Novel 1964 Gurram Joshua Kreestu Charitra (Poetry)Poetry 1965 — Rayaprolu Subbarao Misra Manjari (Poetry)Poetry 1966 No Award 1967 No Award 1968 No Award 1969 — Tummala Seetharama Murthy Mahatma Katha (Poetry)Poetry 1970 — D. Balagangadhar Tilak Amrutham Kurisina Rathri (Poetry)Poetry 1971 Thapi Dharma Rao Vijayavilasamu: Hrudayollasavyakhya (Commentary)Commentary 1972 Srirangam Srinivasarao Sri Sri Sahityamu (Poetry)Poetry 1973 C. Narayana Reddy Mantalu Manavudu (Poetry) Poetry 1974 Dasaradhi Thimiram Tho Samaram (Poetry) Poetry 1975 — Boyi Bhimanna Gudiselu Kalipotunnai (Poetry)Poetry 1976 No Award 1977 — Kundurti Anjaneyulu Kundurti Kritulu (Poetry)Poetry 1978 — Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Sastry Collected Works of Krishna Sastri (6 vols.) Collected works 1979 — P. Narayanacharya Janapriya Ramayanamu (Poetry)Poetry 1980 No Award 1981 — Narla Venkateswara Rao Seeta Josyam (Play)Play 1982 — Illindala Saraswati Devi Swarna Kamalaalu (Short stories)Short stories 1983 Ravuri Bharadhwaja Jeevana Samaram (Sketches) Sketches 1984 — Aluri Bairagi Aagama Geeti (Poetry) Poetry 1985 — Palagummi Padmaraju Gaalivana (Short stories) Short stories 1986 — G. V. Subramanyam Andhra Sahitya Vimarsa Angla Prabhavam (Literary criticism) Literary Criticism 1987 Arudra Gurazada Gurupeetham (Essays)Essays 1988 — Rachamallu Ramachandra Reddi Anuvaada Samasyalu (Criticism)Criticism 1989 — S. V. Joga Rao Manipravalamu (Essays)Essays 1990 K. Siva Reddy Mohana-o-Mohana (Poetry)Poetry 1991 — Bhamidipati Ramagopalam Itlu, Mee Vidheyudu (Short stories)Short stories 1992 Malathi Chendur Hrudaya Netri (Novel)Novel 1993 — Madhuranthakam Rajaram Madhuranthakam Rajaram Kathalu (Short stories)Short stories 1994 Gunturu Seshendra Sharma Kala Rekha (Criticism)Criticism 1995 Kalipatnam Ramarao Yajnam To Tommidi (Short stories)Short stories 1996 — Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu (Short stories)Short stories 1997 — Penumarthi Viswanatha Sastri (Ajanta) Swapna Lipi (Poetry)Poetry 1998 — Balivada Kantha Rao Balivada Kantha Rao Kathalu (Short stories)Short stories 1999 — Vallampati Venkata Subbaiah Katha Silpam (Essays)Essays 2000 N. Gopi Kalanni Nidra Ponivvanu (Poetry)Poetry 2001 — Tirumala Ramachandra Hampi Nunchi Harappa Daka (Autobiography)Autobiography 2002 — Chekuri Ramarao Smrti Kinankam (Essays) Essays 2003 — Utpala Satyanarayanacharya Sri Krishna Chandrodayamu (Poetry) Poetry 2004 Ampasayya Naveen Kala Rekhalu (Novel)Novel 2005 — Abburi Chayadevi Tana Margam (Short Stories)Short stories 2006 — Munipalle Raju Astitvanadam Aavali Teerana (Short Stories) Short stories 2007 — Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sarma Satapatramu (Autobiography)Autobiography 2008 — Chitiprolu Krishna Murthy Purushottamudu (Poetry)Poetry2009 Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad Draupadi (Novel) Novel2010 — Syed SaleemKaluthunna Poolathota (Novel) Novel2011 Samala Sadasiva Swaralayalu (Essays)Essays2012 —Peddibhotla SubbaramaiahPeddibhotla Subbaramaiah Kathalu Vol-1 (Short Stories)Short stories2013 —Katyayani VidmaheSahityaakasamlo Sagam (Essays)Essays2014 —Rachapalem Chandrasekhara Reddy Mana Navalalu - Mana Kathanikalu (Literary Criticism)Literary criticism2015 VolgaVimuktha (Short Stories)Short stories2016 Papineni SivasankarRajanigandha (Poetry)Poetry2017 —Devi PriyaGaali Rangu (Poetry)Poetry2018 Kolakaluri Enoch Vimarsini (Essay)Essay2019 Bandi Narayanaswamy Sapta Bhoomi (Novel)Novel 2020 — Nikhileshwar Agniswaasa (2015-2017) (Poetry)Poetry2021 Goreti VenkannaVallanki Taalam (Poetry)Poetry2022 —Madhuranthakam NarendraManodharmaparagam (Novel)Novel2023 —T. Patanjali SastryRameswaram Kaakulu Marikonni Kathalu (Short Stories)Stories2024 —Penugonda LakshminarayanaDeepika (Criticism)Criticism2025Nandini Sidha ReddyAnimeshaPoetry
Bala Sahitya puraskar winners and their works in Telugu language Year Author Work2010Kaluvakolanu SadanandaAdavi Thalli (Children's Novel)2011M. Bhoopal Reddy Uggupaalu (Children short stories)2013D. Sujatha DeviAatalo Aratipandu (Stories)
See also List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Telugu
References
External links Official listing of Sahitya Akademi Awards in Telugu language