14 November

THE  Ministry  of  Information  has  announced  the  recipients  of  National  Literature  Awards  and Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards  for  2018  and  authors  U  Tin  Maung  Myint  and  U  Htun  Aung  Chein  were  awarded  the  Lifetime Achievement awards.

The  54-member  National  Literature  Award  Selection  Committee also reviewed books published for the first time in 2018 and has released a list of winners. 

National Literature Award recipients:

Author  Juu  won  the  novel  category with ‘That-tando-phyint-yet-pwe Chit-thu-ye-chone-hlwar-sar-ouk’ (Juu Publishing House). MyitKyoe  Inn  won  the  short  stories  category  with  ‘Hmyaw-lint-chin-go  Mhyar-dat-nya-nay’  (Mahar  Publishing  House). Ko  Than Tun won the poem category for ‘Nyint-pon-pyaw-thu’ (Hnit Kala Myar Publishing House).Ma Than Than (Mahn Thaketo) won the  sar-padetha  category  with  ‘Lay-myaing, sarpay-thati-phyint shin-than-thu’  (Wisdom  House  Publishing House).

Wai  Yan  Bhome  won  the  translation  (fiction)  award  for  translating  William  Golding’s  Lord of the Flies (GantgawWutyi Publishing House). Mya Win (Phi-losophy) won the general knowl-edge (science) category for ‘Zaw-gyi-ei-yatha-pyinnyar-sar-ouk’ (Pathagan Publishing House).

Maung  Kyay  Yay  (U  Myint  Thein)  won  the  general  knowledge (applied science) category for  ‘Myay-auk-yay-hnint  yay-ayay-sar-su-myar’ (Seik Ku Cho Cho  Publishing  House).  Aung  Myint  Oo  (MahaWeikzar)  won  the  political  literature  category  for  ‘Myanma-naing-ngan-yey-thamine-htae-ga  Pyithu-Yebaw’  (LawkaThit  Publishing  House). Kyaw Zwa Moe won the English literature  (general  knowledge)  category for ‘The Cell, Exile and The New Burma’ (New Myanmar Publishing  House).  Min  Chan  Mon won the aesthetic literature (essays) category for ‘Thit-ywat-paw-gaPyar-yay-satt-myarYatha-essay-susii-hmu’ (Shinma Taung Publishing House).

The  Lifetime  Achievement  Award is accompanied by K 5 mil-lion while the rest of the National Literature  Awards  are  accom-panied by K 2.5 million for each recipient.

SarpayBeikman Manu-script Awards:

In  the  novel  category,  first  prize  went  to  Kay  (Thaung  Tan  Pyar) prize for ‘Thitsar-tin-hnint Char-kae-ya-taw-myay’,  second  prize  to  Yun  Myat  Hmun  Shan  for  ‘Yay-sar-de-myit’,  and  third  prize to Maung Nay Chi (Pyay) for ‘Thu-doe-law-ka  Thu-doe-bawa  Sar-mu-myar’.

In  the  collected  short  stories  category,  first  prize  went  to ThutiAwbar (Sin Paung Wae) for  ‘Thit-souk-san-kyaungApar-win  Achar-wut-htu-toe-myar’,  second  prize  to  Nay  Soe  Thar  for  ‘Aweikzar-to-paung-chouk’,  and  third  prize  to  Kyaiksakaw  Khin  Soe  for  ‘Ma-ngo-par-net  Amay-yel  Nae-Achar-wut-htu-toe-myar’.

In  the  collected  poems  category,  first  place  went  to  Maung Han Tint (Pin Laebuu) for   ‘Sein-si-taw-myit-hnint   Achar-kabyar-myar’,  second  place to Khat Hlaing Kyaw for ‘Nyint-tone-yan-kharalingar-ka-byar-myar’,  and  third  place  to  Ahtawar  Soe  (Mandalay)  for  ‘Sar-pwint-wutt-hmone-kabyar-sar-mu-myar’.

In  the  general  knowledge  (arts)  category,  second  place  went to May Myanmar for ‘Nar-mae-hnint Myanmar’, and third place to Maung Khun Nwe (In-lay)  for  ‘Taw-win-laphet  Nat-thit-ywat’.

In  the  general  knowledge  (science)  category,  first  place  went  to  Ko  Htoo  (Tharyar  Myaing)  for  ‘Poe-zar-pone-hnate-lote-nganathat-mway-wun-kyaungathat-pyinnyar’, and third place to Maung Aung (Mway Ku) for ‘Rural Economic Development  and  increasing  cattle, poultry and swine breed-ing’.

In  the  sar-padetha  cate-gory,  first  prize  went  to  Htet  Khine  for  ‘Saydanar-lann-ga-shauk-kel-par’, second place to Min  Shin  Aung  (Twantay)  for  ‘’Rama-zat-htaw-gaYaykyaw-Maung-Maung’, and third place to  Nay  Aung  Thu  (Kanni)  for  ‘Kanni-kayee-thae’.

Second prize for Myanmar culture  and  art  category  went  to Zaw Lwin Oo (Hinthada) for ‘Ta-naw’.

First  prize  for  children’s  literature  went  to  Maung  Lun  Myaing  (Pin  LaeBuu)  for  ‘Wa-lone-saung-saungPann-paung-gatay   Kalay-kabyar-myar’,   second  prize  to  Pulaw  Sein  Nanttar  for  ‘Thar-su-buu-kala-ykabyar-myar’, and third prize to Nyunt Win (Natalin) for ‘Tha-ti-lainmar Tin-twe-yadanar Ka-lay-wut-htu-toe-myar’.

Second  prize  for  youth  lit-erature went to Tin Lin Zaw for ‘A-nya-taya-kyuntaw’ and third prize to Nite for ‘Thamee-hint-tar-to-pay-sar’.

Second prize for plays cat-egory  went  to  Ngwe  La  Min  (Magway)  went  for  ‘Nay-kau-ng-par-del’  and  third  prize  to  Maung  LweEik  for  ‘Khit-thit-GatameeSarmu-myar’.

First  prizes  are  accompanied by K 1 million, second prizes get K 700,000, and third prizes garner K 500,000. The selection was made by a 27-member committee of experts from different professional fields.

Winners are urged to con-tact  the  Literature  Award  Ad-ministration and Support Committee at 01-381449. They must bring  two  5x8  inches  colour  photos  and  two  passport-size  colour photos along with a brief personal summary to the committee’s office within one week of this announcement. The address of the committee is an No. (529/531), Merchant Street, SarpayBeikman Building, Yangon.

The  rewards  themselves  will be conferred during a ceremony in Yangon on 27 November  2019  (Wednesday).

MNA  (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)