| Burma National Literature Award | |
| Date: | 1970 |
| Country: | Myanmar |
Myanmar National Literature Awards (Burmese: အမျိုးသား စာပေဆု) are awards presented to a Burmese 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.
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 Sarpay Beikman also gives the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards for unpublished works that are submitted in manuscript.[1] In recent years the genres covered by Sarpay Beikman Manuscript and National Literary Awards have been gradually extended and the number of awards increased.[2] 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, Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award, Thuta Swesone literary award and Tun Foundation award.[3]
The award has been given since 1962 for distinguished work in categories that include:
Maung Wuntha, a member of the selection committee for the National Literary Awards and a veteran journalist died on 11 August 2013.[4]
See main article: List of Myanmar National Literature Awards.
National Literary Awards for 1992 were announced on 2 December 1993. They were:[5]
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected Short Stories | Burmese: Hset-na-kyo | ||
| Poems | Nyunt Wai (Katha) | Burmese: Seik Bya-tin kabyar-myar | |
| General Knowledge (Arts) | Burmese: Myanmar NaingNgan Thadinzar-mya Ahnyun (History of the press in Myanmar) | ||
| General Knowledge (Applied Science) | Burmese: Hlyat-sit Pyin-nyar Thabaw-taya hnint Let-twe | ||
| Translation | City of Joy (သုခမြို့တော်) | ||
| Children's Literature | Burmese: Nyi-htwelay atwet Khalay Kabyar-myar | ||
| Myanmar Culture and Arts | Burmese: Bagan Myohaung Myingaba Gu-byauk-gyi Paya | ||
| Belles-Lettres | Maung Hkun Nwe (Innlay) | Pa-O |
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction | Burmese: Mya Kyar Phyu မြကြာဖြူ White Lotus | ||
| Translation | Mya Than Tint | Beyond Love (အချစ်မိုးကောင်းကင်) |
Awards for 2003 were presented in December 2004. The Lifelong National Literary Award was won by writer Htay Maung. Other winners of National Literary Awards were Hsaung Win Lat, Khin Khin Htoo, Salin Phone Kyaw, Daw Mi Mi Lay, Maung Thit Sar, Myinmu Maung Naing Moe, Than Aung (Anyamyay), Hlaing Thin, Maung Tun Thu, Ma Kyan, Kyaw Oo, Naing Shwe Moe, Kyu Kyu Thin and Dr Ma Tin Win.[6]
Award winners in 2005 were:[7]
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement | Daw Yin Yin (Saw Monnyin) | ||
| Novel | Hsinbyukyun Aung Thein | ||
| Collected short stories | Yin Yin Nu (Mandalay) | ||
| Belles-letters | |||
| Myanmar culture and fine arts literature | Minshin Aung (Twantay) | ||
| Child literature | Tin Lin Zaw | ||
| Translation | |||
| General knowledge (arts) | Ma Kyan | ||
| General knowledge (science) | Aye Kyaw | ||
| Political | Pe Thein Tin (ambassador) |
The 2007 award winners included:
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime achievement | |||
| Belles-letters | Biography of Grandma U Zun | ||
| Youth Literature | Voice of a crane’s flapping (Kyokyar Taungpan Khathan) | ||
| Translation | Black dream, green love, written by Henry Denker | ||
| Collected Short Stories |
The 2008 awards were presented at the Ministry of Information on 31 December 2009. Winners were:[8]
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life-Time Achievement | Sayagyi Dr Kyaw Sein | ||
| Belle-letter | |||
| Selected short stories | Kyu Kyu Thin | ||
| Myanmar culture and fine arts literature | Myat Wai Toe (Institute of Education) | ||
| Child literature | Yenanmye Maung Manug Kyi | ||
| Youth literature | Kyunsinmye Saw Khet | ||
| Translation (general knowledge) | |||
| Translation (aesthetics) | |||
| General knowledge (arts) | Dr Dagon | ||
| General knowledge (science) | Dr Kyaw Tint | ||
| General knowledge (applied science) | Aung Soe |
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.Other winners of literary awards were Linka Yi Kyaw, Maung Cheint, Maung Ni Win, Maung Khin Min (Danubyu), U Kyaw Than (Phekon), Min Shwe Min (Insein), Ye Tint, Ma Kyan, Pho Swe (Timber Enterprise) and U Saw Aung Hla Tun.[9]
2010 award winners were:
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime achievement | Many articles and ten books including From the Librarian's Window: View of Library and Manuscript Studies and Myanmar Literature (2008) and Aspects of Myanmar History and Culture (2010) | ||
| Translation (Aesthetic) | Nay Win Myint | Burmese: Yekantha Kyataingaye, translation of The Glass Palace by Amitah Gosh | |
| Collected Short Stories | Ye Shan | Budayongale (A Little Railway Station) | |
| Collected Poems | Myinmu Maung Naing Moe | Burmese: Alwan-thadin Pan-ta-khin (Melancholic News and a Bed of Flowers) | |
| Belles-letters | Tint Swe (Pyapon) | Burmese: Kyawpoeikalayko Chikalwe (A Bag Riding on Me) | |
| Youth Literature | Tin Myint | From Shinma Mountain to Ayeyarwady | |
| Translation (General Knowledge) | Discovery of India | ||
| General Knowledge | Dr Aung Myint Oo | Research on Language | |
| General Knowledge (Science) | Sayagyi U Han Tun | Narathukha Treatise and Prose Treatise | |
| General Knowledge (Applied Science) | Saw Ngu Wah (Pyinmana) | IM Bio-technological Agriculture | |
| Political Literature | Ko Than (Kyimyindine) | The Secret Journey of a Myanmar Youth Group to the Battlefield of Vietnam | |
| English Language | Art and Architecture of Bagan and Historical Background |
2011 award winners were:[10] [11]
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime achievement | |||
| Translation (Aesthetic) | Tin Maung Myint | Burmese: Myaw translation of Waiting by Ha Jin | |
| Translation (General Knowledge) | U Kyi Myint (Lathar) | ||
| Collected Short Stories | Ye Myat Tin | ||
| Collected Poems | Pyinmana Maung Ni Thin | ||
| Belles-letters | |||
| Translation (General Knowledge) | |||
| General Knowledge (Art) | |||
| General Knowledge (Science) | Khin Maung Swe | ||
| General Knowledge (Applied Science) | |||
| Political Literature | |||
| English Language (General) | |||
| Drama | Burmese: Tapin Kyo Hlyin Naut Hna Pin (Two Trees Grow where One Falls Down) | ||
| Myanmar Culture and Arts | |||
| Children’s Literature |
The 2012 awards was presented at the National Theatre, Yangon on 3 December 2013. 2012 award winners were:[12]
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime achievement | |||
| Translation (Aesthetic) | Tin Maung Myint | ||
| Translation (General Knowledge) | Burmese: Myanmarpyi Hma Naeyet Myar, translation of Burmese Days by George Orwell | ||
| Collected Short Stories | Khin Mya Zin | Burmese: Kaungkin Moe Tain Wuttu-to Mya (Clouds Over the Sky and Others Short Stories) | |
| Collected Poems | Ko (Tekkatho) | Burmese: Mya Kan Thar Kabyar Poung Chok (Mya Khan Thar Collected Poems) | |
| Belles-letters | Burmese: Pae Pae Bo Let Ya (My Father, Bo Let Ya) | ||
| General Knowledge (Art) | Burmese: Min Thu Wun Hint Kabyar (Min Thu Wun and His Poems) | ||
| General Knowledge (Science) | Kyaw Oo | Burmese: Yae Kyi Ta Pauk | |
| General Knowledge (Applied Science) | Burmese: Tilikesan Myar Hma Lu Ko Kuset That Taw Yawgar Myar | ||
| Political Literature | Burmese: Myanmar Naing Nyan Yaw Lelar Sansit Chat (1948-1988) (Analysis on Political History of Myanmar (1948-1988)) | ||
| English Language (General Knowledge) | Revealing Myanmar's Past: An Anthology of Archaeological Articles | ||
| Novel | Burmese: Ma Pyaw Pyit Kae Tae Sagar | ||
| Myanmar Culture and Arts | Burmese: Chin Yin Kyae Hmu Dalae Htone Tan | ||
| Children’s Literature | Burmese: Aryone Oo Hmar Pu Tae Pan Nae Kalay Kabyar Myar |
The 2013 awards were presented at the National Theatre, Yangon on 22 November 2014. 2013 award winners were:[13]
| Category | Author | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime achievement | Dr Khin Aye (Maung Khin Min-Danubyu) Sithu U Tin Hlaing (Ledwinthar Saw Chit) U Myint Kyi (Tekkatho Myat Soe) | ||
| Translation (General Knowledge) | Tun Tint Aung (Myanmar translator) | ||
| Collected Short Stories | Wai (University of Economics) | ||
| Collected Poems | Maung Lwan Naing (Sabeingon) | ||
| Belles-letters | Maung Yint Mar (Kyaunggon) | ||
| General Knowledge (Art) | U San Win (History Research) | ||
| General Knowledge (Science) | Dr Kyaw Than Tun (Guangdong Medical University) | ||
| General Knowledge (Applied Science) | Dr Ye Win Tun | ||
| Political Literature | Thein Oo | ||
| English Language (General Knowledge) | Ye Dway | ||
| Novel | Naing Zaw | ||
| Myanmar Culture and Arts | Myat Wai Toe (University of Education) | ||
| Children’s Literature | Than Aung (Anyamyay) |