The Burma Digest Human Rights Literature Award
Each year, (starting from August 8, the day of the commemoration of 8888 Uprising, until the next August 8, the Burma Digest offers an award for Burmese language articles and poetry. Each month, two articles and two poems are nominated, then the winner is chosen out of 5 finalists articles/poems.
The prize for the best article is USD 250. The prize for the best poem is USD 150. This project and the prizes are funded by donations.
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