Nay Myo Thant

Nay Myo Thant
Native name နေမျိုးသန့်
Born 1 October 1943
Ywange, Pakkoku, British Burma
Nationality Burmese
Other names Tin Myint
Alma mater Rangoon University
Occupation Writer
Parent(s) Ba Hsan
Aye Kwe
Awards Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards (2000)
Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award (2006)

Nay Myo Thant (Burmese: နေမျိုးသန့်; จำรัส ทัศนละวาด) is a Burmese writer. His books include two volumes of short stories published in 1993 and 1997.[1]

Nay Myo Thant won first prize in the collected short stories genre in the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards for 2000.[2] He won third prize for 2006 Collected short stories in the Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award.[3] He won first prize in the novel genre of the Sarpay Beikman awards for 2008.[4] He also won third prize for short stories in the Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award for 2008.[5] He won first prize in the youth literature genre of the Sarpay Beikman awards for 2009.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Author : Nay Myo Thant". Myanmar Book Center. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. ↑ "Winners of Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards announced". New Light of Myanmar. 25 Nov 2001. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Winners of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Manuscript Award announced". New Light of Myanmar. 26 Feb 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Patriotic literati including monks help preserve and promote literary heritage Secretary-1 attends ceremony to present literary awards to winners for 2008". New Light of Myanmar. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award, scholarships and Pakokku Library Book Award presented for 2008". The New Light of Myanmar. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Literati to discharge bounden duty through literary strength to enable the entire people to correctly know internal and international progress in serving the national interest Literati to participate in building a Union in line with political, economic and social objectives of the State". New Light of Myanmar. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  7. ↑ "Winners in Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award for 2009 announced". New Light of Myanmar. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-22.