The Thuta Swesone literary awards have been presented by the Swesone Media group since 2006.[1] They are sponsored by Tin Tun Oo, the cofounder of the Myanmar Times.[2] The awards complement the government's National Literary Awards and Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards and the Sayawun Tin Shwe Award, Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award and Tun Foundation award.[3]

Awards by year

2007 awards

The fourth awards, for the year 2007, were announced in February 2009. A panel of eight judges from Swesone Media Group and from the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association chose the winners. The 79-year-old writer and historian Khin Maung Nyunt won the lifetime achievement prize. Maung Tun Lwin (Meteorology) won the Science knowledge prize for The Girl Called La Niña and Articles about Natural Disasters. Other awards for books published in 2007 were won by Maung Zayyar, Hmu Thamein, Kyaw Oo Hla, Chit Swe Myint, Maung Hla Thaung, Chit Naing (Psychology), H E U Hla Maung (Eco) and Aung (MC1).[1]

2008 awards

The awards for the year 2008 were presented on 1 March 2010 at Traders Hotel in Yangon. Minister for Information Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan attended the prize presentation ceremony. Winners were:[4]

CategoryWinner
Lifetime AchievementU Chit San (Chit San Win)
Socio-economic)Dr Chit
ArtsTekkatho Sein Tin
Foreign AffairsYe Htut
TranslationKyi Min
Youth LiteratureTin Soe
Reference LiteratureKyaw Win
Belles-lettres)Ko Ko (Sethmu Tekkatho)
Applied Science)Soe Lwin

2009 awards

The sixth Thuta Swesone Literary Award, for Burmese books published in 2009, were announced on 20 April 2011. Winners were:[2]

CategoryWinnerWork
Lifetime Achievement Literary Award Min Yu Wai aka Win Maung
Arts Maung Moe ThuProfiles of Prominent Deceased Writers and Artists
Reference Pe MyintBook World
Social economics Win Htut ZawPetroleum
Belles-lettres Maung Khin MinA Life of a Visiting Professor in Osaka
Science Ko Swe won
Translation Kyi ShoonBusiness Success
Youth literatureNo winner
International affairsNo winner
Applied scienceNo winner

References

  1. 1 2 Aye Sapay Phyu (February 16–22, 2009). "Winners of Thuta-Swesone Literary Awards announced". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. 1 2 "Thuta Swesone Literary Award winners announced". Mizzima News. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  3. "Myanmar strives for press media development in new gov't era". Xinhua. 2011-09-01. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. "Information Minister attends 5th prize presentation ceremony of Thuta Swesone Literary Award". New Light of Myanmar. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
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