Mi Chan Wai

Writer profile: Mi Chan Wai

Mi Chan Wai (1953) was born in Tha Htone in Mon State.� Her first article �Kyaw Hein Wanted� was published in the widely respected Oway journal in 1972.� Under the pen name Thakhut Pann (Tha Htone) taken from the novel �Thakhut Pann� by well-known author Khin Hnin Yu she wrote poems for Tine Yin May […]

Rakhine Short Story Workshop

And so it ends. After 11 months, 9 workshops, 7 ethnic states, 12 languages, 16 ethnic minority groups, 8 live literature nights, over 100 participants, over 50 short stories collected (so far) the final Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds workshop took place last week. Due to security concerns in Rakhine state, unfortunately, we had to move […]