Myanmar National Literature Awards ( my, အမျိုးသား စာပေဆု) are awards presented to a
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author who has published a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony.
Background
The Myanmar National Literature Awards have been presented since 1970. They are for the best works published in the previous year in each category as determined by a selection committee from Sarpay Beikman ("Palace of Literature"), a division of the Ministry of Information that is concerned with promoting books in Burmese and other national languages. Sarpay Beikman also gives the
Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards
The Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards ( my, စာပေဗိမာန် စာပဒေသာ ဆုများ) are annual literary awards given in Burma by the Sarpay Beikman (Palace of Literature), a department of the Ministry of Informatio ...
for unpublished works that are submitted in manuscript.
In recent years the genres covered by Sarpay Beikman Manuscript and National Literary Awards have been gradually extended and the number of awards increased.
As of 2007 there were twelve types of award, of which the recently instituted lifetime achievement award was the most prestigious.
The awards complement the privately sponsored
Sayawun Tin Shwe Award
The Sayawun Tin Shwe Literary Award ( my, ဆရာဝန်တင်ရွှေဆု) has been presented annually since November 2002 under the patronage of the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association (MWJA). Non-fiction books published in ...
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Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award The Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award ( my, ပခုက္ကူ ဦးအုန်းဖေ စာပေဆု) is a literary award for Burmese writers that was established in 1992 by the businessman Pakokku U Ohn Pe, who initially provided K7.6 mi ...
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Thuta Swesone literary award The Thuta Swesone literary awards have been presented by the Swesone Media group since 2006.
They are sponsored by Tin Tun Oo, the cofounder of the Myanmar Times.
The awards complement the government's National Literary Awards and Sarpay Beikman Man ...
Myanmar National Literature Award for Collected Short Stories
The Myanmar National Literature Awards for Collected Short Stories are an award presented to an author who has written a collection of short stories. This award has been awarded since 1962.
See also
* Myanmar National Literature Award
Myanmar N ...
Mya Than Tint
Mya Than Tint ( ; 23 May 1929 – 18 February 1998) was a five-time Myanmar National Literature Award winning Burmese writer and translator.
Biography
Born Mya Than on 23 May 1929 in Myaing, Pakokku Township, Magway Division, Myanmar, he was ...
Mya Than Tint
Mya Than Tint ( ; 23 May 1929 – 18 February 1998) was a five-time Myanmar National Literature Award winning Burmese writer and translator.
Biography
Born Mya Than on 23 May 1929 in Myaing, Pakokku Township, Magway Division, Myanmar, he was ...
Saya Zawgyi
Zawgyi ( my, ဇော်ဂျီ, Ashinsoma=Ashin Na Ga Vam Sa, ; born Thein Han (, ); 12 April 1907 – 26 September 1990) was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic. His name, Zawg ...
for ' (Damn You, Broken Heart) and Other Short Stories
1986
* Moe Moe (Inya) for Moe Moe's Short Stories
* Maung Nyein Thu for Mya Ah Phuutwe Thit Thit Waie and Youth Short Stories
1987
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Saya Zawgyi
Zawgyi ( my, ဇော်ဂျီ, Ashinsoma=Ashin Na Ga Vam Sa, ; born Thein Han (, ); 12 April 1907 – 26 September 1990) was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic. His name, Zawg ...
for ''Ancient Bagan and Other Poems''
1988
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Mya Than Tint
Mya Than Tint ( ; 23 May 1929 – 18 February 1998) was a five-time Myanmar National Literature Award winning Burmese writer and translator.
Biography
Born Mya Than on 23 May 1929 in Myaing, Pakokku Township, Magway Division, Myanmar, he was ...
, Translation:
Dream of the Red Chamber
''Dream of the Red Chamber'' (''Honglou Meng'') or ''The Story of the Stone'' (''Shitou Ji'') is a novel composed by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, it is known for ...
1989
* Saw Mon Nyin, ''Myanmar Women’s Clothing and Hairstyles''
1992
National Literary Awards for 1992 were announced on 2 December 1993. They were:
No awards were made for Novels, Drama, Youth Literature, Translation (general knowledge), General Knowledge (science) or Political Literature.
Kyaw Oo
Kyaw is a town in Gangaw Township, Pakokku District (Gangaw District), in the north-western part of the Magway Region in Myanmar. It lies on the left (eastern) bank of the Kyaw River.Naing Shwe Moe, Kyu Kyu Thin and Dr Ma Tin Win.
2005
Award winners in 2005 were:
2007
The 2007 award winners included:
2008
The 2008 awards were presented at the Ministry of Information on 31 December 2009. Winners were:
2009
The 2009 awards were presented at the hall of the Ministry of Information in Nay Pyi Taw on 31 December 2010.
The Lifetime Achievement for National Literary Award was presented to Dr
Khin Maung Nyunt
Khin Maung Nyunt ( my, ခင်မောင်ညွန့်; born 13 May 1929) is a Burmese writer and historian.
Birth and education
Khin Maung Nyunt was born in Mandalay on May 13, 1929. He joined Mandalay College in 1948, and graduated w ...
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...