Myanmar National Literature Award
Myanmar National Literature Awards () are awards presented to a Burmese author who has published a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Background. The Myanmar National Literature Awards have been presented since 1970. They are for the best works published in the previous year in each category as determined by a selection committee from  Sarpay Beikman ("Palace of Literature"), a division of the Ministry of Information that is concerned with promoting books in Burmese and other national languages. Sarpay Beikman also gives the Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards for unpublished works that are submitted in manuscript. In recent years the genres covered by Sarpay Beikman Manuscript and National Literary Awards have been gradually extended and the number of awards increased. As of 2007 there were twelve types of award, of which the recently instituted lifetime achievement award was the most prestigious. The awards complement the privately sponsored Sayawun Tin Shwe Award, Pakokku U Ohn Pe  literary award, Thuta Swesone literary award and Tun Foundation award. The award has been given since 1962 for distinguished work in categories that include: Maung Wuntha, a member of the selection committee for the National Literary Awards and a veteran journalist died on 11 August 2013. List of Myanmar National Literature Awards. 1992 awards. National Literary Awards for 1992 were announced on 2 December 1993. They were: No awards were made for Novels, Drama, Youth Literature, Translation (general knowledge), General Knowledge (science) or Political Literature. 2003 awards. Awards for 2003 were presented in December 2004. The Lifelong National Literary Award  was won by writer Htay Maung. Other winners of National Literary Awards were Hsaung Win Lat, Khin Khin Htoo, Salin Phone Kyaw, Daw Mi Mi Lay, Maung Thit Sar, Myinmu Maung Naing Moe, Than Aung (Anyamyay), Hlaing Thin, Maung Tun Thu, Ma Kyan, Kyaw Oo, Naing Shwe Moe, Kyu Kyu Thin and Dr Ma Tin Win. 2005 awards. Award winners in 2005 were: 2007 awards. The 2007 award winners included: 2008 awards. The 2008 awards were presented at the Ministry of Information on 31 December 2009. Winners were: 2009 awards. The 2009 awards were presented at the hall of the  Ministry of Information in Nay Pyi Taw on 31 December 2010. The Lifetime Achievement for National Literary Award was presented to Dr Khin Maung Nyunt. Other winners of literary awards were Linka Yi Kyaw, Maung Cheint, Maung Ni Win, Maung Khin Min (Danubyu), U Kyaw Than (Phekon), Min Shwe Min (Insein), Ye Tint, Ma Kyan, Pho Swe (Timber Enterprise) and U Saw Aung Hla Tun. 2010 awards. 2010 award winners were: 2011 awards. 2011 award winners were: 2012 awards. The 2012 awards was presented at the National Theatre, Yangon on 3 December 2013. 2012 award winners were: 2013 awards. The  2013 awards were presented at the National Theatre, Yangon on 22 November 2014. 2013 award winners were: