Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award

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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[]

  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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