This is the list of Myanmar National Literature Award winners since 1962.

1962 National Literary Awards for 1962. They were:

Category Author WorkCollected Short Stories Min Shin Poems Budalin Chit Lay General Knowledge (Arts) Tekkatho Htin Gyi (History of the press in Myanmar)Translation U San Win Myanmar Culture and Arts U Min Naing

1971 Category Author WorkCollected Short Stories Maung Thin Poems Nu Yin General Knowledge San Thar Aung Translation Taungdwin Ko Ko Gyi Lutoe Thoneyout Children's Literature Tatkathoe Aung Swe Myanmar Culture and Arts U Kyar Tun

1972 Mya Than Tint, Translation: War and PeaceMya Than Tint - Britannica Online Encyclopedia

1977 Kyaw Win, Novel:Nout Aww Naga Nu Yin, Poems Hla Myo Nwe, Fiction

1978 Mya Than Tint, Translation: Gone with the Wind

1979 Saya Zawgyi for (Damn You, Broken Heart) and Other Short Stories

1986 Moe Moe (Inya) for Moe Moe's Short Stories Maung Nyein Thu for Mya Ah Phuutwe Thit Thit Waie and Youth Short Stories

1987

Saya Zawgyi for Ancient Bagan and Other Poems

1988 Mya Than Tint, Translation: Dream of the Red Chamber

1989 Saw Mon Nyin, Myanmar Women’s Clothing and Hairstyles

1992 National Literary Awards for 1992 were announced on 2 December 1993. They were: Category Author WorkCollected Short Stories Nay Win Myint Poems Nyunt Wai (Katha) General Knowledge (Arts) Tekkatho Htin Gyi (History of the press in Myanmar)General Knowledge (Applied Science) U Pe Thein Translation Mya Than Tint City of Joy (သုခမြို့တော်)Children's Literature Theikpan Soe Myint Naing Myanmar Culture and Arts U Kyaw Nyein Belles-Lettres Maung Hkun Nwe (Innlay) Pa-O No awards were made for Novels, Drama, Youth Literature, Translation (general knowledge), General Knowledge (science) or Political Literature.

1995 Category Author WorkFiction Khin Hnin Yu မြကြာဖြူ White Lotus Translation Mya Than Tint Beyond Love (အချစ်မိုးကောင်းကင်)

2003 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

Award winners in 2005 were: Category Author WorkLifetime achievement Daw Yin Yin (Saw Monnyin) Novel Hsinbyukyun Aung TheinCollected short stories Yin Yin Nu (Mandalay)Belles-letters Maung Moe Yan Myanmar culture and fine arts literature Minshin Aung (Twantay) Child literature Tin Lin ZawTranslation Nan Mya Kay Khine General knowledge (arts) Ma KyanGeneral knowledge (science)Aye KyawPolitical Pe Thein Tin (ambassador)

2007 The 2007 award winners included: Category Author WorkLifetime achievement Saya Hsinbyugyun Aung Thein Belles-letters Tekkatho Sein Tin Biography of Grandma U ZunYouth Literature Linkaryikyaw Voice of a crane’s flapping (Kyokyar Taungpan Khathan)Translation Saya Tin Maung Myint Black dream, green love, written by Henry Denker Collected Short Stories Nay Win Myint

2008 The 2008 awards were presented at the Ministry of Information on 31 December 2009. Winners were: Category Author WorkLife-Time AchievementSayagyi Dr Kyaw SeinBelle-letter Yein Nwe Par Selected short storiesKyu Kyu ThinMyanmar culture and fine arts literatureMyat Wai Toe (Institute of Education) Child literatureYenanmye Maung Manug KyiYouth literatureKyunsinmye Saw KhetTranslation (general knowledge) Taw Kaung Min Translation (aesthetics)Win Htut Zaw General knowledge (arts)Dr DagonGeneral knowledge (science) Dr Kyaw TintGeneral knowledge (applied science)Aung Soe

2009

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 2010 award winners were: Category Author Work Lifetime achievement Dr Thaw Kaung Many articles and ten books including From the Librarian's Window: View of Library and Manuscript Studies and Myanmar Literature (2008) and Aspects of Myanmar History and Culture (2010)Translation (Aesthetic) Nay Win Myint , translation of The Glass Palace by Amitah GoshCollected Short Stories Ye Shan Budayongale (A Little Railway Station)Collected Poems Myinmu Maung Naing Moe (Melancholic News and a Bed of Flowers)Belles-letters Tint Swe (Pyapon) (A Bag Riding on Me)Youth Literature Tin Myint From Shinma Mountain to AyeyarwadyTranslation (General Knowledge) Boe Hlaing Discovery of IndiaGeneral Knowledge Dr Aung Myint Oo Research on LanguageGeneral Knowledge (Science) Sayagyi U Han Tun Narathukha Treatise and Prose TreatiseGeneral Knowledge (Applied Science) Saw Ngu Wah (Pyinmana) IM Bio-technological AgriculturePolitical Literature Ko Than (Kyimyindine) The Secret Journey of a Myanmar Youth Group to the Battlefield of VietnamEnglish Language Kyaw Latt Art and Architecture of Bagan and Historical Background

2011 2011 award winners were: Category Author WorkLifetime achievement Min Yu Wai Translation (Aesthetic) Tin Maung Myint translation of Waiting by Ha JinTranslation (General Knowledge) U Kyi Myint (Lathar) Collected Short Stories Ye Myat Tin Collected Poems Pyinmana Maung Ni Thin Belles-letters Kaythipan U Hla Myint Translation (General Knowledge) U Kyi Myint General Knowledge (Art) Dr U Win Naing General Knowledge (Science) Khin Maung Swe General Knowledge (Applied Science) Thaung Nyunt Thit Political Literature Ko Ko Maung Gyi English Language (General) U Thet Tun Drama U Nyein Min (Two Trees Grow where One Falls Down)Myanmar Culture and Arts Natmauk Tun Shein Children's Literature Maung Seinn Naung

2012 The 2012 awards was presented at the National Theatre, Yangon on 3 December 2013. 2012 award winners were:

Category Author WorkLifetime achievement Khin Swe OoAung ThinTheikpan Hmu Tin Translation (Aesthetic) Tin Maung Myint , translation of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Translation (General Knowledge) Maung Myint Kywe , translation of Burmese Days by George OrwellCollected Short Stories Khin Mya Zin (Clouds Over the Sky and Others Short Stories)Collected Poems Ko (Tekkatho) (Mya Khan Thar Collected Poems)Belles-letters Dr Khin Latyar (My Father, Bo Let Ya)General Knowledge (Art) Maung Hon Won(Kahtika) (Min Thu Wun and His Poems)General Knowledge (Science) Kyaw Oo General Knowledge (Applied Science) Dr Khin Sann Maw Political Literature Kyaw Win (Analysis on Political History of Myanmar (1948–1988))English Language (General Knowledge) Myint Aung Revealing Myanmar's Past: An Anthology of Archaeological ArticlesNovel Htet Naing (Talok Myoth) Myanmar Culture and Arts Stephen Ni Kio Children's Literature Shwe Myaing Pyone Lei Maw

2013 The 2013 awards were presented at the National Theatre, Yangon on 22 November 2014. 2013 award winners were:

Category Author WorkLifetime achievement Dr Khin Aye (Maung Khin Min-Danubyu) Sithu U Tin Hlaing (Ledwinthar Saw Chit)U Myint Kyi (Tekkatho Myat Soe) Translation (General Knowledge) Tun Tint Aung (Myanmar translator) Collected Short Stories Wai (University of Economics) Collected Poems Maung Lwan Naing (Sabeingon) Belles-letters Maung Yint Mar (Kyaunggon) General Knowledge (Art) U San Win (History Research) General Knowledge (Science) Dr Kyaw Than Tun (Guangdong Medical University) General Knowledge (Applied Science) Dr Ye Win Tun Political Literature Thein Oo English Language (General Knowledge) Ye Dway Novel Naing Zaw Myanmar Culture and Arts Myat Wai Toe (University of Education) Children's Literature Than Aung (Anyamyay)

2014 Mya Zin, Paw Tun and Ko Lay won lifetime achievement awards.

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