The SEA Write Award is a bit confusing -- down to the name ('South East Asian Writers Award' the official site titles itself, but tefers to it as the 'S.E.A. Write Award' everywhere else ...), but they've now announced their finalists, or their Thai finalists (it's supposedly an ASEAN prize, or has been, or ... well, I can't really figure it out).
More usefully, the Bangkok Post has a Q & A with the nine shortlisted (Thai) authors, which provides some information about the titles in the running and also about the Thai literary scene more generally. (Indonesia -- guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair next month -- is the 'hot' South-East Asian country right now, but I'd love to see more Thai attention/stuff too.)
More usefully, the Bangkok Post has a Q & A with the nine shortlisted (Thai) authors, which provides some information about the titles in the running and also about the Thai literary scene more generally. (Indonesia -- guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair next month -- is the 'hot' South-East Asian country right now, but I'd love to see more Thai attention/stuff too.)