The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy will confer its 2014 awards on nine persons on January 18 at a function here. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will present the awards.
The winners are: honorary awards for senior writer Padma Shenoy (literary), Gajanana Mahale, Dharwad (folklore), and playwright Koni Seshagiri Nayak (art); book awards to Nagesh Kumar G. Rao from Manipal, J.V. Karlo from Hassan, and Navin Kumbirl from Kinnigoli; youth awards to Ashwin M. Prabhu from Mysuru (music), Prajwal M. Nayak from Bengaluru (yoga) and Arun Nayak, Dharwad (media).
While the honorary award carries a purse of Rs. 10,000, the book award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5,000.