English
| YEAR | WRITER | BOOK |
| 1955 | Gopinath Mohanty | Amrutara Santan (Novel) |
| 1958 | Kanhucharan Mohanty | Ka (Novel) |
| 1961 | Godavaris Mishra | Ardhasatabdir Odisa O Tanhire Mo Sthan (Autobiography) |
| 1963 | Satchidananda Raut Roy | Kabita-1962 (Poetry) |
| 1964 | Nilakanth Das | Atmajibani (Autobiography) |
| 1965 | Baikunthanath Patnaik | Uttarayana (Poetry) |
| 1966 | *Godavarish Mahapatra | Banka O Sidha (Poetry) |
| 1967 | Suryanarayan Das | Odiya Sahityara Itihas (History of Literature) |
| 1969 | Surendra Mohanty | Nila Saila (Novel) |
| 1970 | Binod Chandra Nayak | Sarisrupa (Poetry) |
| 1971 | Manoranjan Das | Aranya Fasal (Play) |
| 1972 | Manoj Das | Manojdasanak Katha O Kahini (Short stories) |
| 1973 | G.P. Mohanty | Samudra Snana (Poetry) |
| 1974 | Sitakant Mahapatra | Sabdar Akash (Poetry) |
| 1975 | Radha Mohan Gadanayak | Surya O Andhakar (Poetry) |
| 1976 | Kishori Charan Das | Thakura Ghara (Short stories) |
| 1977 | Kali Charan Patnaik | Kumbhara Chaka (Autobiography) |
| 1978 | Ramakanta Rath | Saptama Ritu (Poetry) |
| 1979 | Kunjabihari Das | Mo Mahani (Autobiography) |
| 1980 | Ananta Patnaik | Abantar (Poetry) |
| 1981 | Akhilmohan Pattanaik | O Andhagali (Short stories) |
| 1982 | Gopal Chhotrai | Hasyarasar Natak (One-act plays) |
| 1983 | Harkrushna Mehtab | Gan Majlis (Vol. III) (Essays) |
| 1984 | Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo | Abhisapta Gandharba (Short stories) |
| 1985 | Rajendra K. Panda | Saila Kalpa (Poetry) |
| 1986 | Soubhagyakumar Misra | Dwa Suparna (Poetry) |
| 1987 | Nityananda Mahapatra | Gharadiha (Novel) |
| 1988 | Sourindra Barik | Akash Pari Nibida (Poetry) |
| 1989 | Bhanuji Rao | Nai Aarapari (Poetry) |
| 1990 | Binapani Mohanty | Pata Dei (Short stories) |
| 1991 | Jagannath Prasad Das | Ahnika (Poetry) |
| 1992 | Late Rabi Pattnayak | Bichitra Barna (Short stories) |
| 1993 | Santanu Kumar Acharya | Chalanti Thakura (Short stories) |
| 1994 | Guru Charan Pattanaik | Jagata Darshanare Jagannath |
| 1995 | Jatindra Mohan Mohanty | Suryasnata (Criticism) |
| 1996 | Sarat Kumar Mohanty | Gandhi Manisha (Biography) |
| 1997 | Pratibha Satpathy | Tanmaya Dhuli (Poetry) |
| 1998 | Pratibha Ray | Ullanghan (Short stories) |
| 1999 | Haraprasad Das | Garbhagriha (Poetry) |
| 2000 | Chitta Ranjan Das | Biswaku Gabakhya (Criticism) |
| 2001 | Chandrasekhar Rath | Sabutharu Dirgharati (Short stories) |
| 2002 | Satyanarayan Rajaguru | Mo Jeevana Sangrama (Autobiography) |
| 2003 | Govind Chandra Udgata | Kavyasilpi Gangadhara (Criticism) |
| 2004 | Prafulla Kumar Mohanty | Bharatiya Sanskriti O Bhagabadgita (Literary Criticism) |
| 2005 | Ramachandra Behera | Gopapura (Short Stories) |
| 2006 | Banshidhar Sarangi | Swarodaya (Poetry) |
| 2007 | Dipak Mishra | Sukha Sanhita (Poetry) |
