Full list of Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 winners
Winners | Language | Genre |
| Anuradha Sarma Pujari | Assamese | Novel |
| Bratya Basu | Bengali | Play |
| Mwdai Gahai | Bodo | Poetry |
| Raj Rahi | Dogri | Short Stories |
| Namita Gokhale | English | Novel |
| Daya Prakash Sinha | Hindi | Play |
| D.S. Nagabhushana | Kannada | Biography |
| Wali Mohd. Aseer Kashtawari | Kashmiri | Criticism |
| Sanjiv Verenkar | Konkani | Poetry |
| George Onakkoor | Malayalam | Autobiography |
| Kiran Gaurav | Marathi | Short Stories |
| Chhabilal Upadhyaya | Nepali | Epic Poetry |
| Hrushikesh Mallick | Odia | Poetry |
| Khalid Hussain | Punjabi | Short Stories |
| Meethesh Nirmohi | Rajasthani | Poetry |
| Vindeshwariprasad Mishr 'Vinay' | Sanskrit | Poetry |
| Niranjan Hansda | Santali | Short Stories |
| Arjun Chawla | Sindhi | Poetry |
| Ambai | Tamil | Short Stories |
| Gorati Venkanna | Telugu | Poetry |
