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The awards are given to a writer from each of the countries that comprise the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]], 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 [[poem|poetry]], [[Short story|short stories]], [[novel]]s, [[Play (theatre)|plays]], [[folklore]] and scholarly and religious works.
The ceremonies are held in [[Bangkok]], with a member of the [[Chakri Dynasty|Thai royal family]] presiding. The award was conceived by the management of [[Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok|The Oriental]] hotel in Bangkok, which then sought further backing from [[Thai Airways International]] and other companies. The ceremonies have featured some notable guest speakers, including [[Iris Murdoch]], [[Peter Ustinov]], [[Jeffrey Archer]], [[James A. Michener]], [[Gore Vidal]], [[William Golding]], [[Rita Dove]] and [[Paul Theroux]]. The 2006 keynote speaker, [[Nobel Prize]] laureate [[Wole Soyinka]] canceled his keynote speech in protest against the [[2006 Thailand coup|Thai military's coup against the government]],<ref>The Nation
The 2011 ceremony was postponed until February 2012 because of the [[2011 Thailand floods]]. [[Edwin Thumboo]] was the keynote speaker.<ref>The Nation
==List of S.E.A. Write Award winners==
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|2007||[[Haji Moksin bin Haji Abdul Kadir]]||[[Ourn Suphany]]||[[Suparto Brata]]||[[Ratanavong Houmphanh]]||[[Prof. Rahman Shaari]]|| ||[[Michael Coroza]]||[[Rex Shelley]]||[[Montri Sriyong]]||[[Tran Van Tuan]]
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|2009||[[Hajah Norsiah binti Haji Abdul Gapar]]||||[[Floribertus Rahardi]]||[[Khamseng Synonthong]]||[[Azmah Nordin]]||||[[Abdon Jr Balde]]||[[Chia Hwee Pheng]]||[[Uthis Haemamool]]||[[Cao Duy Son]]
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|2010<ref>{{cite news |title=The outstanding eight |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/food/book/203091/the-outstanding-eight |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=25 October 2010 |accessdate=2 August 2011}}</ref>||[[Wijaya (writer)|Wijaya]] (Awang Mohd Jamil)||||[[Afrizal Malna]]||[[Dara Kanlaya]]||[[Zaen Kasturi]]||||[[Marjorie Evasco]]||[[Johar Bin Buang]]||[[Zakariya Amataya]]||[[Nguyen Nhat Anh]]
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|2011||[[Mohd Zefri Ariff bin Mohd Zain Ariff]]||||[[D Zawawi Imron]]||[[Bounthanong Xomxayphol]]||[[Mohd Zakir Syed bin Syed Othman]]||||[[Romulo P. Baquiran Jr.]]||[[Robert Yeo Cheng Chuan]]||[[Jadet Kamjorndej]]||[[Nguyen Chi Trung]]
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