The Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991 . It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of Rs 2.5 lakh (as of 2005).
To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years.
- Past winners
- 2011 - Ramdarash Misra for his collection of poems 'aam ke patte'.presented by nideshak k.k birla foundation nirmal Kant Bhattacharya
- 2010 - VISHWANATH PRASAD TIWARI for his collection of poems "PHIR BHI KUCH RAH JAYEGA "
- 2009 - AMAR KANTH for his book "INHI HATHIYARON SE"
- 2008 - Eminent Hindi author Mannu Bhandari’s autobiography Ek Kahani Yah Bhi has been chosen for the prestigious Vyas Samman for 2008.
- 2007 - The Selection Board did not find anyone suitable for the award.
- 2006 - Noted poet and literary critic Parmanand Srivastava .
- 2005 - "Katha Satisar" by Chandrakanta
- 2004 - "Kath Gulab" by Mridula (Jain) Garg
- 2003 - "Anwan" by Chitra Mudgal
- 2002 - "Prithvi Ka Krishna Paksh" by Kailash vajpayee
- 2001 - Hindi author Giriraj Kishor, after receiving the Vyas Samman for his book ``Pehla Girmitiya
- 2000 - "Pehla Girimitya" by Giriraj Kishore
- 1999 - "Bisarampur Ka Sant" by Sri Lal Sukla
- 1998 - "Paanch Aanganon wala Ghar" by Govind Mishra
- 1997 - "Uttar Kabir Tatha Anya Kavitaen (Poems)" by Dr. Kedarnath Singh
- 1996 - "Hindi Sahitya aur Samvedna ka Vikas" by Prof. Ramswarup Chaturvedi
- 1995 - "Koi Dusra Nahin (Collection of poems)" by Shri Kunwar Narayan
- 1994 - "Sapna Abhi Bhi (Collection of poems)" by Dr. Dharmvir Bharti
- 1993 - "Main Waqt ke Hoon Samane (Collection of poems)" by Shri Girija Kumar Mathur
- 1992 - "Neela Chand (Novel)" by Dr. Shiv Prasad Singh
- 1991 - Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi in 3 volumes by Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma