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PEN ‘Freedom to Write’: 277 Writers, Intellectuals Jailed in 36 Nations

In News by Porter AndersonApril 15, 2022Leave a Comment

An alarming follow-up to the February 2021 Myanmar coup d’état: Yangon moves into the Top 10 Freedom to Write Index offenders.

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Showcasing Work at Frankfurt: A Myanmar Publisher in Self-Exile

In News by Roger TagholmOctober 20, 2021

‘Myanmar is totally silent in world literature,’ says publisher San Mon Aung. He and his family have left their home country for safety.

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Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content Plans 10th Edition in September

In News by Porter AndersonJune 19, 2019

Themed on diversity, the program–unusual for its mix of professionals and parents–has Myanmar as its focus and an illustrators’ show for the public.

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Diversity and Tolerance Promoted in Myanmar Children’s Books Projects

In News by Dennis AbramsAugust 24, 2017

From Frontier Myanmar: ‘A complete collection of all our child-authored books’ is part of the reading program one literacy-based charity delivers to kids.

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Myanmar’s Book Plaza: A Hope That Consumers Will ‘Spend Time Inside the Shop’

In News by Dennis AbramsFebruary 15, 2017

Although one of its inspirations didn’t live to see it open, Yangon Book Plaza is intended to expand traditional ideas of bookselling in Myanmar.

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Book Publishing Market Overview: Myanmar’s Challenges and Potential

In Feature Articles by Guest ContributorDecember 12, 2016

In a land of nearly 2,000 small book publishers, Myanmar’s post-junta industry is strengthening its ties to ASEAN and serving a youthful demographic.

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Southeast Asia’s Rising Publishing World: An Interview With Kenneth Quek

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonSeptember 6, 2016

Southeast Asia’s publishing industries show promising signs of growth despite being under-translated and overly vulnerable to censorship, says Kenneth Quek.

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‘Better Times Returning’: Planning a House of Literature in Myanmar

In News by Dennis AbramsMay 31, 2016

The European ‘House of Literature’ tradition of a non-commercial café-style center for writers may be in the offing in Myanmar, at the site of a once-censored newspaper.

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Translation in Myanmar: A Struggle in Today’s Market

In News by Dennis AbramsApril 22, 2016

One legacy of pre-publication censorship, even as Myanmar moves toward more contemporary values, is a stubborn lack of translation from English.

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British Council Publishes Anthology of Myanmar Literature

In News by Dennis AbramsOctober 21, 2015

A new anthology published by the British Council features 28 stories from Myanmar, originally written in 11 languages.

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