Category B (individual works published in magazines, newspapers, collections).
Originally was called the "Prize for a literary work" (Malay: Hadiah Karya Sastera) and was awarded every year until 1976 for the best poem, story, anthology of poems, a two-act play, a story and a critical essay.
For five years, 30 writers, including poets Ahmad Sarji, Zakaria Ali, Latiff Mohidin, Zurinah Hassan, Jaafa Kh.
S., Zaihasra, T. Alias Taib, Lim Swee Tin, writers Anwar Ridhwan, Hatijah Hashim, Fatimah Busu, playwright Azizi HaJi Abdullah.
This led to the fact that the number of entries accepted for the competition fell sharply.