| His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua has graciously designated Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya to preside at the 2016-2018 S.E.A. Write Awards Presentation Ceremony scheduled for Monday, 25 November 2019 at 19.00 hrs. in the Royal Ballroom of Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok. A total of 27 winners of the Southeast Asian Writers Award from ASEAN of the past three years: 2016, 2017 and 2018 will be present in Bangkok via Thai Airways International from their respective countries from Sunday, 24 – 27 November 2019 to participate in the Awards Ceremony and other activities lined up for them during their stay in Bangkok. 2016 Awardees Brunei/Haji Jamaluddin bin Aspar; Cambodia/H.E. Proeung Pranit; Lao PDR/Mr. Soubanh Luangrath; Malaysia/Mr. Rejab bin Ismail; Myanmar/Mr. Aung Cheimt; The Philippines/Mr. Bienvenido Lumbera; Singapore/Ms. Ovidia Yu; Vietnam/Mr. Nguyen The Quang; Thailand/Mr. Palang Piangpiroon. 2017 Awardees Brunei/Haji Mahadi Haji Matarsat; Cambodia/Mr. Lek Chumnor; Lao PDR/Mr. Somchay Chanthavong; Malaysia/Mr. Zainal Abidin Suhaili; Myanmar/Mr. Chit Oo Nyo; The Philippines/Mr. Kristian Sendon Cordero; Singapore/Mr. Chia Joo Ming; Vietnam/Mr. Tran Hung; Thailand/Ms. Jidanun Lueangpiansamut. |  |
2018 Awardees
Brunei/Mr. Tarif bin Haji Abdul Hamid; Cambodia/Ms. Pol Pisey; Lao PDR/Ms. Phiulavanh Luangvanna; Malaysia/Ms. Mawar Safei; Myanmar/Dr. Ma Thida; The Philippines/Mr. Ricardo de Ungria; Singapore/Mr. Goh Mey Teck; Vietnam/Ms. Le Minh Khue; Thailand/Ms. Veeraporn Nitiprapha.
2016-2018 S.E.A. Write Awards Ceremony Keynote Speaker
Ms. Claire Keefe-Fox, author and historian born in Italy of French and American parents now living in Paris.
“Creating your own story enables you to travel through time and space and encounter those whose passions and actions shaped our present world”
Brunei/Mr. Tarif bin Haji Abdul Hamid; Cambodia/Ms. Pol Pisey; Lao PDR/Ms. Phiulavanh Luangvanna; Malaysia/Ms. Mawar Safei; Myanmar/Dr. Ma Thida; The Philippines/Mr. Ricardo de Ungria; Singapore/Mr. Goh Mey Teck; Vietnam/Ms. Le Minh Khue; Thailand/Ms. Veeraporn Nitiprapha.
2016-2018 S.E.A. Write Awards Ceremony Keynote Speaker
Ms. Claire Keefe-Fox, author and historian born in Italy of French and American parents now living in Paris.
“Creating your own story enables you to travel through time and space and encounter those whose passions and actions shaped our present world”
Activities lined up for the 25 S.E.A. Write laureates during their stay in Bangkok include “Meet the 2016-2018 S.E.A. Write Award Winners from ASEAN” session at the auditorium of Bangkok Bank Head Office in Silom; followed by a campus tour and “Dialogues with the 2016-2018 S.E.A. Write Awardees” at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University on Tuesday, 26 November. The daytime events will culminate in a visit to the Suan Pakkad Palace Museum starting with a tour of the Museum and “Poetry Reading” by selected winners and dinner graciously hosted by M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Chairman of the S.E.A. Write Organising Committee and Chairman of Chumbhot Pantip Foundation and the proprietor of the Suan Pakkad Palace Museum.
The generous sponsors of the 2016-2018 S.E.A. Write Awards are: Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd.; Thai Airways International Public Co., Ltd.; Chumbhot Pantip Foundation; B. Grimm; SCG Foundation; Thai Beverage Public Co., Ltd.; The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT); Siam Winery and Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.
The generous sponsors of the 2016-2018 S.E.A. Write Awards are: Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd.; Thai Airways International Public Co., Ltd.; Chumbhot Pantip Foundation; B. Grimm; SCG Foundation; Thai Beverage Public Co., Ltd.; The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT); Siam Winery and Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.
