Extremely proud to be a part of these wonderful four short stories on the Myanmar coup published by Adi Magazine. Written by writers in Myanmar and translated into English by Eiandra Ko Ko, they each describe a powerful glimpse into the first weeks of the coup and the sacrifices made to resist. Read them all […]
On this day three months ago, the military fucked the country it proclaims it protects. When I started Sadaik back in 2012, before the censorship had been lifted, I posted anonymously at first. I didnt really know what the site was going to be or what it could do but it has evolved over […]
Myself and my project partner, Nhkum Bawk Nu Awng have been working on this for nearly a year now and we are delighted to officially announce the launch of a brand new literature project: Kachin: Stories from an Uncivil War. Kachin: Stories from an Uncivil War is an anthology of 12 short stories and 12 […]
Printing presses are rarely a source of interest in Britain, unless you somehow find yourself in possession of an original press owned by perhaps Gutenburg or Claxton. Publishing houses, yes. Especially those historical ones passed down through familial generations …
Maung Yin Maung and Ma Me Ma by James Hla Gyaw is widely regarded as the first novel written by a citizen of Myanmar, and yet in the introduction to the first English translation produced in 2014, it is described as a novel being the first in the language.