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 The Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association ( my, မြန်မာစာပေနှင့် စာနယ်ဇင်းအဖွဲ့; MWJA) represents writers and journalists in Myanmar. At first closely associated with the Ministry o ...

(MWJA). Non-fiction books published in the previous year are eligible. The awards are named after the writer Sayawun

Tin Shwe Sayawun Tin Shwe ( my, တင်ရွှေ; died December 2000) was a prominent physician and author in Myanmar. He was a committee member of the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association (MWJA), and founded the Tin Shwe publishing house. Hi ...

. The awards complement the government's

National Literary Awards National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

and

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 ...

and the

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 ...

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 ...

and Tun Foundation award.

Award years

2001

The first awards were presented on 6 November 2002 at the Myanmar Information and Communication Technology Park in

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 ...

. Winners for works published in 2001 were Pakokku U Ohn Pe in the Belles lettres category for ''Twaeya-kyonya-kyundaw-bawa'' (My experiences) and U Thein Khine in the general knowledge category for ''Naingngan-taka-ban-lokngan'' (International banking services - Laws and Procedures).

2002

The second Sayawun Tin Shwe awards were held in MICT Park, Hline Township of Yangon on 7 January 2004, attended by senior officials of the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association. Awards were given to awards to U Tin Hlaing ( Ledwintha Saw Chit) for ''Upadiyok'' (Appearance) and to U Tin Oo ( Naga Tin Oo) for ''Sanaytha-ei-bawa-taik-pwe-mya'' (Life struggles of the Saturday-born man).

2003

In the March 2005 ceremony, for works published in 2003, Daw

Win Win Myint Win Win Myint ( my, ဝင်းဝင်းမြင့်), who uses the pen name Ma Kyee Tan (Loikaw), is a Burmese writer and poet. As of 2005 she had written six books. Many of her poems, short stories and articles had received publication in ...

won an award for ''Pan ta Pwint ye Yin Khon Than'' (The Heartbeat of a Flower), a biography of actress and vocalist Daw

May Shin May Shin ( my, မေရှင်; ; 10 March 1917 – 3 September 2008) was a Burmese actress and singer, who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s. Biography May Shin was born Than Shin (, ) in 1917 to businessman Khin Lay () and his wife P ...

. Dr. Daw Myint Myint Khin won an award for ''Thet She Kyan Mar Myanmar Ah Sar'' (Healthy Myanmar Food). A new award was added for an English-language publication, won by

U Ba Than U or u, is the twenty-first and sixth-to-last letter and fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pro ...

for ''Myanmar Delights and Attractions''.

2005

In the May 2007 ceremony,

Daw Yin Yin Daw Yin Yin (10 August 1919 - 12 December 2011) also known as Saw Mon Nyin was a well-known Burmese author. Birth and education Yin Yin was born in 1919 in Momeik in northern Shan State. As a child, she was able to visit other countries as a re ...

(Saw Mon Nyin) won an award for her autobiography ''Saw Mone Nyin yae Saw Mone Nyin''.

2006

The sixth award ceremony organized by the

was held at Traders Hotel,

on 6 April 2008. Winners were Dr Tin Aung Aye, Maung Wunna, Naing Zaw and Kaythipan U Hla Myint.

2008

The eighth awards were presented on 1 March 2010 at the Traders Hotel in Yangon. Brigadier-General

Kyaw Hsan Kyaw Hsan (born 20 May 1948) is a former Brigadier-General and previously served as Minister of Cooperatives, Minister of Culture and Minister of Information of Myanmar. Kyaw Hsan was born on 20 May 1948 is Monywa, Sagaing Region. He attended hig ...

, the Minister for Information, attended the ceremony. Award winners were

Maung Hsu Shin Maung Hsu Shin ( my, ဆုရှင်), also spelt Maung Su Shin, born Myo Thant, was a prominent Burmese writer, best known for his science works. He attended Myoma High School in Yangon. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hsu Shin People from A ...

for ''Eain Dwin Tha Mar Daw'' (Interior Physician),

Chit Oo Nyo Chit Oo Nyo ( my, ချစ်ဦးညို; born 30 December 1947) is a Burmese writer, novelist, script-writer and academic. He is considered a gifted author of Myanmar literature in the 20th century. He has written many historical fiction ...

for ''Background of Literature Talk, Profile of U Aung Thin and other Journal Articles'', Dr Aung Gyi for ''Tha Chin Lu, Pone Pyin Lu, Nyein Chan Lu'' (Person With Song, Person With Story, Person with Peace), and

Maung Yint Mar Maung Yint Mar (Kyaunggon) ( my, မောင်ရင့်မာ (ကျောင်းကုန်း)) is a Burmese author. In 1991 he won 2nd prize in the Short Stories category of the 1990 Sarpay Beikman manuscript awards for his '. In May ...

(Kyauk Kone) for ''Mg Nge Nge Ka Kha Yae Oo Hnit Ratha Sar Dam Myar'' (You Were My First Star Flower When I Was Young & Other Fictional Essays).

2009

The ninth awards were held on 1 May 2011 at the Strand Hotel on Seikkantha Street in Yangon. Attendees were addressed by the Union Minister for Information and for Culture U

. He presented an award to

Maung Swe Thet Maung may be, * Maung people of Australia **Maung language Places *Batu Maung Vehicle *Pindad Maung People *Maung, an honorific in Burmese names * Maung Maung (disambiguation) *Cynthia Maung *Maung Khin *Kin Maung * Win Maung *Tin Maung *Nay Wi ...

for his book ''From Kaduma to Mawpha''. Other winners were

Nanda Thein Zan Nanda Thein Zan ( my, နန္ဒာသိန်းဇံ; 21 February 1947 – 14 August 2011) was a well-known author from Burma who wrote on philosophy and Buddhism. Zan was born on 21 February 1947 in Paungde Township of Pegu Division, the ...

for ''Naung-ta-kin-ya-tho'', Professor Dr

Myint Maung Maung Myint Maung Maung ( my, မြင့်မောင်မောင်) is an obstetrician and gynecologist who became head of the North Okkalapa General Hospital in Burma. In May 2011 he received a Sayawun Tin Shwe Award. Maung Maung graduated fr ...

for his ''A Collection of Articles on Reproduction Health'' and Maung Khaing Zaw for ''Knowledgeable Facts about Myanmar Traditional Culture and Heritage''.

References

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