- Mumbai’s Jagajyoti Kalavrinda awarded the ‘Susheela Shetty Smaaraka Prashasti’ in 2009 for the collection of short stories ‘Maami mattu itara kathegalu’. It was also awarded the Devangana Shastry Memorial prize by Dharawad Rasikara Vedike
- Her first novel ‘Kaaminee talpa’ was awarded Masti Kaadambari puraskara in 2010 and the Attimabbe pratishaanaa’s kaadambari puraskara in 2012
- Her second novel ‘Krishna mruga’ was awarded Masti Kaadambari Puraskara in 2011
- She was awarded first prize in the short story competition organised by Lekhakiyara balaga
- She was awarded the consolation prize in a short story competition – Lekhika shree
- A humorous short essay — won the first prize in 2012’s ‘Sudha’ magazine’s Ugadi special edition
- The Savigannada patrika balaga awarded Ushanarasimhan the title of ‘Dasareya kavi’ 2012
- ‘Angaraaga’ collection of poems won the Karnataka Sahitya Parishat’s endowment award in 2013
- ‘Kadalee kalyana’ the musical play won an appreciation award in Ranga Suruchi’s play writing compition.
- ‘Taavare detu’ has won the Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sanga’s Sudha Murthy Endowment award
- ‘Hariva neeru koreva bande’ was awarded the Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sanga’s Triveni Sahitya Puraskara
- The historical novel ‘Parshiya parimala’ was awarded the 2017 Karnataka Sahitya Parishat’s Nidasale Puttaswamaiah enowment award, Karnataka Lekhakira Sanga’s HV Savitramma endowment award and Mandya Adviser award.
- The play Kanchugannadi has won the 2019 Karnataka Sahitya Akademi award and several recognitions including the Mysore association, Mumbai’s global play write competition, Mumbai Kannadigara Sangha’s competition, Shivamogga Karnataka Sanga’s K V Subbanna prashasti.
- A short story ‘Molevaalu nanjagi’ won the California’s Kannada Sanga’s short story competition.
The novel ‘Parshiya parimala’ has featured as a series in the weekly magazine ‘Taranga’
- The novel’Bibi Nachyar’ has featured as a short series in the weeklymagazine ‘Taranga’
- The musical play ‘Kadalee kalyana’ has featured in Suruchi’s ‘Ranga sindhu’
- Several skits including ‘Gauri baagina’, ‘Galisida samaya’, ‘Angalada mallige’, ‘Devateya nirgamana’, etc have aired on Aakshavaani, Mysore
- A bharathanatyam ballad ‘Sankshipta ramayana’ with Usha Narasimhan’s script and songs has staged several shows.
- Usha Narasimhan has participated in the Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sanga’s autobiographical narrative project called ‘Lekhaloka’ which is also published as a book
- Usha Narasimhan is a member of Karnatak Lekhakiyara Sanga, Kannada Sahitya Parishat and Lekhika Samste.
- A few poems from two of her books ‘Payanakke munna’ and ‘Angaraaga’ has been composed into a music album by Lahari – Payana Raaga
- Several other poems have been composed by independent artists into bhaavageethe. Some of them are available on Usha Narasimhan Youtube Channel
- A short story ‘Seere’ has been adapted into a short film – Seere Short Film on Youtube
- A short story ‘ Cinderellaluu avala chappaliyu’ is in the making of a movie.
- The novel ‘Kaminee talpa’ is in the making as a feature film with the name ‘Talpa’.