Friday, March 21, 2008

Kyi May Kaung's short story Beast wins award --

Editor in Chief Dorothy Seyler, TNVR.

My short story Beast, based on the Thiha Bahu legend in Burma, won an award at The Northern Virginia Review, published by Northern Virginia Community College, in Annandale, VA.

TNVR also published my painting, Lady Vanda. Copies are available from NVCC Bookstore.

The award ceremony was on Thursday, March 20, 2008.

I also enjoyed the keynote speech, which was about the healthy (and commercial as well as artistic) rivalry between Marlowe and Shakespeare.

The Burmese version of "Gulf of America"--don't call it Sagaing Earthquake--

How about calling it NPT Quake--NPT or Kings' Royal City is junta capital in the quake prone heartland and quake also means quake with f...