As per the announcement made by the Akademi committees, Suryasnata Tripathy will get the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar award-2017 for his book ‘E Samparka Emiti’.
Subhendra Mohan Srichandan Singh will get the Bal Sahitya Puraskar-2017. Singh will get the prestigious award for his contribution to children’s literature.