28 October 2010

Winners of the SEA Write 2010 Award Announced

S.E.A. Write stands for South East Asian Writers Awards which was established to honour leading poets and writers in the ASEAN region. The ten countries which comprise the ASEAN region are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

This year, the South East Asian writers below have been chosen to receive the SEA Write Award at a ceremony to take place in Bagkok on November 5th. None other than HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will preside over the awards dinner and presentation. Distinguished broadcaster William Dalrymple has been invited as the keynote speaker.

  • Wijaya/Yang Berhormat Pehin, Brunei
  • Afrizal Malna, Indonesia
  • Dara Kanlaya, Laos
  • Zaen Kasturi, Malaysia
  • Marjorie Evasco, Philippines
  • Johar Bin Buang, Singapore
  • Zakariya Amataya, Thailand
  • Nguyen Ngat Anh, Vietnam
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