The S.E.A. Write Awards, or Southeast Asian Writers Awards, is an award that has been presented annually since 1979 to poets and writers in Southeast Asia. The awards are given to a writer from countries that comprise the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), though not all countries in ASEAN have been represented every year. The award is sometimes given for a specific work by an author, or it could be awarded for lifetime achievement. The types of works that are honored vary, and have included poetry, short stories, novels, plays, folklore and scholarly and religious works.

The ten countries which comprise the ASEAN region are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Objectives:

•	To recognise the creativity of writers from countries of the ASEAN region,
•	To create a wider awareness and understanding of literary wealth amongst the ten ASEAN countries,
•	To honour and promote the literary talents of the ASEAN creative writers,
•	To bring together the many talents of ASEAN writers.

Prizes:

•	Plaque to commemorate the distinction,
•	Guided tours of local attractions
	- The S.E.A. Write Awards winner from Thailand will receive a one-week all expenses paid vacation in any one of the ASEAN countries. This prize is valid for one year. - The S.E.A. Write Awards winners from the nine other countries will all receive a one-week all expenses paid vacation to Thailand to attend the awards presentation ceremony,
•	Cash

Professor Thumboo is the Chairman for the award for Singapore and National Book Development Council of Singapore is the appointed Secretariat.

For more information, please visit www.seawrite.com

• List of Winners (1979 - 1995)
• List of Winners (1996 - 2010)