Cambodian wordsmiths to receive Mekong River Literature Awards
Two Cambodian wordsmiths – a short story writer and a poet – have been selected for honours at the 10th Mekong River Literature Awards in Myanmar.
This year’s topic was Life and Mekong River Sustainability, and after a strict selection process, Dr Setharin Penn, a professor of Khmer literature at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), won the short story competition.
Best poem went to Siem Reap province’s Moeun Samnang, who is well known for his poetry.
Using the traditional Khmer verse style, his poem Love Along the River beautifully tells the story of a fisherman who braves the weather and harsh conditions to catch fish for his wife to sell.
