30th Pakokku Literary Award winners announced

Pakokku Literary Award Fund Supervisory Committee released the winners of the 30th Pakokku U Ohn Pe Lifetime Literary Awards and Literary Awards.
Sayagyi U Khin Aung (Shwebo Bamahti Khin Aung) and U Tint Lwin (Tet Lu) won the Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Author Nyein Nyo won the second prize in the novel genre with ‘Metta Nway Htway Par Thi’, whereas the third prize to Nay Soe Thaw with ‘Sate’ (mind) manuscript. In the collected short stories genre, Ameithar (Natmauk) won the first prize with ‘Muthar Cho Cho and other stories’, the second prize to Ko Ni Thway (Mann Myo) with ‘The Shortest Story, the Longest Play, and other stories’, the third prize to Tun Hlaing (Myaing) with ‘Native Town and Friend and short stories’.
In the collected poem genre, Kaung Nwe won the first prize with ‘Yaung Ni Than Chein Pan Pwint Chein’, the second prize to Shwe Minthar (Sagaing) with ‘Hmway Mya Gone Yi Sar Pan Thi Kabyar Myar’, the third prize to Kanaung Naing Nwe Oo with ‘Bawa Tay Than Kabyar Myar’.
In the genre of the treatise, Ko Toe (Yan Kin) won the first prize in ‘Life and Literature of Konboung Khit Sarso Lat Wae Thondara’, the second prize by U Win Myint Maung (Linn AryonOo) with ‘Yadanabon Aein Shae San’, the third prize to Thet Oo Maung with ‘Movie and Political Affairs, Nationalism Role’.
In the research genre, the first prize was won by Marn Thit Nyein (Archaeology) with ‘Sri Ksetra Pyu Toh Ei Shwe Htal Ngwe Htal Yin Kyay Hmu Anu Lat Yar Myar’, the second prize by Ko Zaw Htay (Culture) with ‘So Ka Yay Tee Yoe Yar Khayee’ and the third prize by Lat Yar (Myitta Tagun) with ‘La Pyae Nae Phwar Myanmar Lu Kyaw Myar’.
The Pakukko Scholarship Award was won by Ma Thant Phyu Phyu Tun (second-year painting) from the University of National Culture and Arts and Maung Min Thu Han Kyaw (second-year painting) from the University of National Culture and Arts (Mandalay).
The 30th Pakokku U Ohn Pe Library Award went to Khin Maung Win (Anyamyay) for his book ‘The Village I know’ and Saya Thae ‘Thaya Dway Linka Ahpwint Kyan’. The cash prize is K1 million for the Pakukko Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement, K700,000 for the first prize of the Pakukko Literary Award, K500,000 for the second prize, and K40,000 for the third prize.
Winners must contact the chief editor of the Sarpay Beikman and the administration section, and the prize-presenting ceremony date and venue will be notified later. — TWA/KTZH