Nay Win Myint


Nay Win Myint is a 3 times Myanmar National Literature Award winning Burmese writer. He specialises in writing novellas and translated novels and won the Myanmar National Literature Award 3 times in 1992, 2002 and 2010. For the novels “Sat Hna Kyoe in 1996, “Eain Kalay Sat Chout Lone in 2002 and “Yay Kanthar Kyar Tine Aye”- in 2010.“He also writes under pseudonyms such as Win Phwe and Aung Maung.He has struggled and he has all the experiences such as singing, working in a brick factory,giving speeches and going on a lot of tours. Nowadays he writes novels as well as give speeches at the literature talks along with other authors and his wife. Many people admired him as their teacher. He is rated as one of the best writers in Myanmar as well as around the world. He has gone to several countries such as France,USA,China,Singapore,UAE,Thailand and Malaysia for literature works. Win Myint also worked as a journalist and has increasingly focused on environmental issues.
He was born on 6 February 1952 in Konzaung village, Pwintbyu Township, Magwe Division, Burma.
His wife, Khin Khin Htoo, is also a renowned writer and won the same Myanmar National Literature Award for 2002. He lives with a daughter of 16 years old named Phway Phway Nay Win Myint.