New Fellowship for Writing on Art in Myanmar/S.E.Asia
South East of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia have put out the call for applications for writers researching and writing on art in Asia …
March 2018
New Fellowship for Writing on Art in Myanmar/S.E.Asia
Emerging Ethnic Literature Festivals in Myanmar
The 1947 Panglong Conference in Shan State is often viewed, simplistically, as the catalyst for the subsequent decades of civil strife and rebellion in Myanmar. Promises of equality were made to the ethnic nationality groups, promises which were then broken by successive democratic and military administrations after the assassination of the architect of the conference, […]
Review: Hidden Words Anthology
Many thanks to T F Rhoden and the Asia Review of Books for a very kind review of the Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds anthology. Fascinating and smart, the eclectic collection of short stories found inHidden Words Hidden Worlds: Contemporary Short Stories from Myanmaris recommended as much for its ability to serve as a primer on […]
Tun Foundation Literary Awards
The annual Tun Foundation awards are one of Myanmars more important, independent literary prizes. Created out of a private fund from the founders of the Tun banking family, it recognises books and manuscripts written in Burmese and English in 12 categories including History, Biography, Culture and Environment plus a lifetime achievement award …
DA Prize for Short Fiction
Really pleased to say that I have been shortlisted for the Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction. Run by award-winning short story publishers Comma Press and the University of Central Lancashire, the DA prize is in its first year and remembers writer (and Comma Press director) Dinesh Allirajah who passed away in 2014. The winner […]
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