The name was announced today by Meenaxi Barkotoki, the managing trustee of Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust here.
The annual award, instituted to encourage young and promising writers in Assamese, carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000 along with a citation and a plaque, a release issued by the Trust said.
The Trust was formed in the memory of renowned writer, critic and journalist Munin Barkotoki.