S.E.A. Write Award


The S.E.A. Write Award, or Southeast Asian Writers Award, is an award that is presented annually since 1979 to poets and writers of Southeast Asia.
The awards are given to the writers from each of the countries that comprise the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, though not all countries in ASEAN are represented every year. The award is sometimes given for a specific work by an author, or it could be awarded for lifetime achievement. The types of works that are honored vary, and have included poetry, short stories, novels, plays, folklore, and scholarly and religious works.
The ceremonies are held in Bangkok, with a member of the Thai royal family presiding. The award was conceived by the management of The Oriental hotel in Bangkok, which then sought further backing from Thai Airways International and other companies. The ceremonies have featured some notable guest speakers, including Iris Murdoch, Peter Ustinov, Jeffrey Archer, James A. Michener, Gore Vidal, William Golding, Rita Dove and Paul Theroux. The 2006 keynote speaker, Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka canceled his keynote speech in protest against the Thai military's coup against the government, and was replaced at the last moment by S. P. Somtow.
The 2011 ceremony was postponed until February 2012 because of the 2011 Thailand floods. Edwin Thumboo was the keynote speaker.

List of S.E.A. Write Award winners

1979–1989

Until 1984, ASEAN comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei was admitted in 1984 and its first S.E.A. Write honoree was named in 1986.
YearBruneiIndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailand
1979-Sutardji Calzoum BachriA. Samad SaidJolico CuadraEdwin ThumbooKampoon Boonthawee
1980-Putu WijayaBaharuddin Zainal Nick JoaquinMasuri bin SalikunNaowarat Pongpaiboon
1981-Goenawan MohamadAbdullah HussainGregorio C. BrillantesWong Meng Voon 黄孟文Ussiri Dhammachote
1982-Marianne KatoppoUsman AwangAdrian CristobalM. Balakrishnan Chart Korbjitti
1983-Y. B. MangunwijayaAdibah AminEdilberto K. TiempoArthur YapKomtuan Khantanu
1984-Budi DarmaA. Latiff MohidinVirginia R. MorenoWong Yoon WahWanich Jarungidanan
1985-Abdul Hadi Wiji MuthariArena Wati Ricaredo DemetilloNoor S.I. Krisna Asokesin
1986Muslim Burmat Sapardi Djoko DamonoKemala Jose Maria SisonParanan Angkarn Kalayanapong
1987Yahya bin Haji IbrahimUmar KayamNoordin HassanBienvenido N. SantosLee Tzu PhengPaitoon Thanya
1988Leman Ahmad DanartoAzizi Haji AbdullahRio Alma Leou Pei Ann Nikom Rayawa
1989Adi Kelana Gerson PoykSiti Zainon IsmailLina Espina MooreSuratman MarkasanChiranan Pitpreecha

1990–1994

1995–1999

Vietnam joined ASEAN in 1995 and named its first S.E.A. Write honoree in 1996. Laos and Myanmar were admitted in 1997 and named their first honorees in 1998. Cambodia joined ASEAN in 1999, and named its first S.E.A. Write honoree that same year.
YearBruneiCambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnam
1995P.H. Muhammad Abdul Aziz-Ahmad Tohari-Suhaimi Haji Muhammad-Teodoro T AntonioDan Ying Paiwarin Khao-Ngam-
1996Pengiran Haji Sabtu bin Pengiran Haji Mohamad Salleh-W.S. Rendra-Zaharah Nawawi-Mike L. BigorniaMinfong HoKanokphong SongsomphanTo Huu
1997Awang Mohammad bin Haji Timbang-Seno Gumira Ajidarma-Muhammad Haji Salleh-Alejandro RocesElangovanWin Lyovarin-
1998Badaruddin H.O.-N. RiantiarnoThongkham OnemanisoneOthman PutehSinbyu-Kyun Aung TheinMarne L. KilatesAbdul Ghani HamidRaekham Pradouykham Ma Van Khang
1999Norsiah M.S.Pich Tum KravelKuntowijoyo MA.Chanthi DeuanesavanhKhadijah HashimKyaw AungOphelia Alcantara DimalantaCatherine LimWin LyovarinHuu Thinh

2000s

2010s