Accolades for three local writers

Three Bruneian writers not too long ago obtained the Southeast Asia (SEA) Write Awards in Bangkok, Thailand. The organisers prolonged invites to Brunei Darussalam to ship awardees for the SEA Write Award for 2019, 2020, and 2021.

The presentation of awards held on the Dusidalai Corridor, Chitralada Backyard, Dusit Palace on August 10, was presided by Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, Princess of Thailand.

Recipient of the 2019 SEA Write Award for Brunei Darussalam was the late Haji Abdul Hamid bin Haji Tamat (Salmi Mesra) for his poetry assortment in Kumpulan Puisi Mata Hati II, represented by his partner, whereas Haji Bujang bin Haji Matnor (Bujang MN) was awarded for his novel, Angin Koperasi for 2020.

Dr Haji Morsidi bin Haji Muhamad (Morsidi MH) was the recipient of the 2021 award for his poetry assortment in Kumpulan Sajak Sungai, LAUT dan KiTA.

The Ministry of Tradition, Youth and Sports activities, by the Language and Literature Bureau, served because the Secretariat for the SEA Write Award for Brunei Darussalam. Awardees had been chosen by a judging panel of their international locations, and had been evaluated based mostly on their printed works, in response to a standards set by the organisers.

Brunei was first invited in 1986 to ship writers to obtain the SEA Write Award. Since then as much as 2021, a complete of 36 native writers have been recognised and honoured with the celebrated award. For over 40 years, the SEA Write Award has acknowledged excellent writers and poets from ASEAN member international locations which embody Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The SEA Write Award serves as a platform to raise native writers to the identical stage as regional writers, to recognise outstanding writers in ASEAN member international locations within the discipline of literature, to strengthen friendship and camaraderie amongst writers and literary figures. The popularity additionally hopes to offer encouragement to writers, poets, and literary lovers within the Sultanate and to reinforce the dignity of literature on the nationwide and regional ranges.

The awardees additionally participated in a panel dialogue on the School of Arts, Chulalongkorn College, attended a reception, gala dinner and poetry studying on the Royal Ballroom, Mandarin Oriental Resort in Bangkok. – Adib Noor