The Sayawun Tin Shwe Literary Award () has been presented annually since November 2002 under the patronage of the

Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association The Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association (; MWJA) represents writers and journalists in Myanmar. At first closely associated with the Ministry of Information, in the 2011-2012 period the MWJA achieved greater independence. Early years M ...

(MWJA). Non-fiction books published in the previous year are eligible. The awards are named after the writer Sayawun

Tin Shwe Sayawun Tin Shwe (; died December 2000) was a prominent physician and author in Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in north ...

. The awards complement the government's National Literary Awards and

Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards The Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards () are annual literary awards given in Burma by the Sarpay Beikman (Palace of Literature), a department of the Ministry of Information (Burma), Ministry of Information. They are awarded for unpublished manuscri ...

and the Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award, Thuta Swesone literary award and Tun Foundation award.

Award years

2001

The first awards were presented on 6 November 2002 at the Myanmar Information and Communication Technology Park in

Yangon Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...

. Winners for works published in 2001 were Pakokku U Ohn Pe in the Belles lettres category for ''Twaeya-kyonya-kyundaw-bawa'' (My experiences) and U Thein Khine in the general knowledge category for ''Naingngan-taka-ban-lokngan'' (International banking services - Laws and Procedures).

2002

The second Sayawun Tin Shwe awards were held in MICT Park, Hline Township of Yangon on 7 January 2004, attended by senior officials of the Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association. Awards were given to awards to U Tin Hlaing ( Ledwintha Saw Chit) for ''Upadiyok'' (Appearance) and to U Tin Oo ( Naga Tin Oo) for ''Sanaytha-ei-bawa-taik-pwe-mya'' (Life struggles of the Saturday-born man).

2003

In the March 2005 ceremony, for works published in 2003, Daw Win Win Myint won an award for ''Pan ta Pwint ye Yin Khon Than'' (The Heartbeat of a Flower), a biography of actress and vocalist Daw May Shin. Dr. Daw Myint Myint Khin won an award for ''Thet She Kyan Mar Myanmar Ah Sar'' (Healthy Myanmar Food). A new award was added for an English-language publication, won by U Ba Than for ''Myanmar Delights and Attractions''.

2005

In the May 2007 ceremony, Daw Yin Yin (Saw Mon Nyin) won an award for her autobiography ''Saw Mone Nyin yae Saw Mone Nyin''.

2006

The sixth award ceremony organized by the

was held at Traders Hotel,

on 6 April 2008. Winners were Dr Tin Aung Aye,

Maung Wunna Maung Wunna (, 19 January 1947 – 11 January 2011) was a two-time Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese director and writer. He came from a family heavily involved in the entertainment industry—his father Thadu was a director ...

, Naing Zaw and Kaythipan U Hla Myint.

2008

The eighth awards were presented on 1 March 2010 at the Traders Hotel in Yangon. Brigadier-General

Kyaw Hsan Kyaw Hsan (born 20 May 1948) is a former Brigadier-General and previously served as Minister of Cooperatives, Minister of Culture and Minister of Information of Myanmar. Early life and education Kyaw Hsan was born on 20 May 1948 is Monywa, Sagai ...

, the Minister for Information, attended the ceremony. Award winners were Maung Hsu Shin for ''Eain Dwin Tha Mar Daw'' (Interior Physician), Chit Oo Nyo for ''Background of Literature Talk, Profile of U Aung Thin and other Journal Articles'', Dr Aung Gyi for ''Tha Chin Lu, Pone Pyin Lu, Nyein Chan Lu'' (Person With Song, Person With Story, Person with Peace), and

Maung Yint Mar Maung Yint Mar (Kyaunggon) () is a Burmese author. In 1991 he won 2nd prize in the Short Stories category of the 1990 Sarpay Beikman manuscript awards for his '. In May 2007 he won an essay award at the Second Shwe Amuté Literary Awards ceremon ...

(Kyauk Kone) for ''Mg Nge Nge Ka Kha Yae Oo Hnit Ratha Sar Dam Myar'' (You Were My First Star Flower When I Was Young & Other Fictional Essays).

2009

The ninth awards were held on 1 May 2011 at the Strand Hotel on Seikkantha Street in Yangon. Attendees were addressed by the Union Minister for Information and for Culture U

. He presented an award to Maung Swe Thet for his book ''From Kaduma to Mawpha''. Other winners were Nanda Thein Zan for ''Naung-ta-kin-ya-tho'', Professor Dr Myint Maung Maung for his ''A Collection of Articles on Reproduction Health'' and Maung Khaing Zaw for ''Knowledgeable Facts about Myanmar Traditional Culture and Heritage''.

References

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