A teacher by profession, Kumar Nagarkoti has also created a niche for himself in the Nepali literary landscape with his eccentric stories, unconventional plots, and remarkably different style of storytelling.
कुमार नगरकोटीले फोसिलको लागि ई.स. २०१३को Barsha Pustak Puraskar प्राप्त गरेका छन्। कुमार नगरकोटीले जोगियानाको लागि वि.स. २०८०को Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar, कल्प-ग्रन्थको लागि वि.स. २०७७को मदन पुरस्कार, ज्ञको लागि वि.स. २०७५को मदन पुरस्कार र घाटमान्डुको लागि वि.स. २०७३को Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar को मनोनयन पाएका छन्।
Kumar Nagarkoti has won the Barsha Pustak Puraskar for Fossil in 2013 AD. Kumar Nagarkoti has also been nominated for Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar for Jogiyana (2080 BS), Madan Puraskar for Kalpa-Grantha (2077 BS), Madan Puraskar for Gya (2075 BS) and Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar for Ghatmandu (2073 BS).