Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award

The Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award (Burmese: 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 million to be used for prizes.^[1] The awards complement the government's National Literary Awards and Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards and the Sayawun Tin Shwe Award, Thuta Swesone literary award and Tun Foundation award.^[2]

Awards by year[]

2006 awards[]

The winners of the 2006 awards were announced on 26 February 2007. They were:^[3]

Genre	Winners
Collected poem	1st: Ngwe-kye-yanhka Ahla-thit-min Shwe-lamin hnint Acha-kabya-myar of (ChaungU) 2nd:Ahyon-thit-myu Phu-pwint-way-si Pan-shwe-pyi Kabya-myar of 3rd: Pwint-pan-theingi Kabya-myar of
Novel	2nd: Shwe-the-ta-pwint of Thein Zaw (ShweliU) 3rd: Thazin-le-thin Lamin-le-tha of Thein Than Win (Mahlaing)
Collected short stories	1st: Yin-hte-ka-mee hnint Acha-wutthuto-myar of (Thakkala) 2nd: Hmaw Wutthuto-myar of 3rd: Law-ka-ahla Bawa-kye-mon Wutthuto-myar of Nay Myo Thant
Treatise	1st: Myan-ma-yoe-ya Pan-ta-mawt of (Pyinmamyaing) 2nd: Ache-khan Kyan-kyeik-wa-chin-saiya Ni-pyin-nya Yat-myar (techniques on crusting of sugarcane) of
Literature for knowledge	1st: Taw-win-khant-hte Myanma-po-hte of Dr 2nd: Thute-thana-kha-ye-thwa Pinya-inwa hmattan-myar of (Man Tekkatho)

2008 awards[]

The awards for 2008 were presented in Yangon on 30 March 2009. The ceremony was attended by Minister for Information Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan. Prizes were:^[4]

Presenter	Genre	Prize
Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan	Life-Long Literary Award	Dr Kyaw Sein
Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan	Collected poems	1st: (Thandwe) for Tay-thi-hnget-ei-pan-paung-taya-ka-byazu 2nd: (Kyaunggon) for Amay-ywa-hnit-achar-ka-byar-myar 3rd: for Yay-chan-takhwet-pan-ta-khet
Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan	Novel	2nd: for Nge-thawhla-thi 3rd: (Hlaingthit) for Plastic-hte-gakyai-ta-bwint
Director-General U of Myanma Radio and Television	Short stories	1st: for Ta-nga-a-the-mar-ye-thalar-hey 2nd: (Thakkalamye) for Bo-bwaramway-chit-tat-say-hnit-achar-wut-htu-to-myar 3rd:Nay Myo Thant for Myay-thin-pyant-pyant-moe-yanant-wut-htu-to-myar
Director-General U of Myanma Radio and Television	Treatise	2nd: (Thameinhtaw) for Phyatthan-khe-ya-tha-maing-zin-hsaung-kyin-kher-ya-tarwon-myar 3rd: for Myanma-yoke-shin-nkhet-oo-dar-rite-tar-hse-nga-oo-doe-ei-yoke-ponhlwa-myar
Chairman U (Ko Hsaung) of Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association	Pakokku Library Book Award	Nay Zin Lat, Kyaw Kyaw Win (MA) and

References[]

^ Nyunt Win (April 28 – May 4, 2008). "Literary patron U Ohn Pe dies". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
^ "Myanmar strives for press media development in new gov't era". Xinhua. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ "Winners of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Manuscript Award announced". New Light of Myanmar. 26 Feb 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-22.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award, scholarships and Pakokku Library Book Award presented for 2008" (PDF). The New Light of Myanmar. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-21.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Win20080504-1] Nyunt Win (April 28 – May 4, 2008). "Literary patron U Ohn Pe dies". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

[2] "Myanmar strives for press media development in new gov't era". Xinhua. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

[3] "Winners of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Manuscript Award announced". New Light of Myanmar. 26 Feb 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-22.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award, scholarships and Pakokku Library Book Award presented for 2008" (PDF). The New Light of Myanmar. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-21.^{[permanent dead link]}

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