On the afternoon of August 4, the Union of Cultural and Rural Associations of Bac Lieu province held a summary and award ceremony of the Literary Writing Contest in the Mekong Delta region in 8.
Excellent artist Do Ngoc An - Chairman of the Union of Culture and Arts Associations of Bac Lieu province, Head of the organizing committee of the contest to award the second prize (no first prize) to author Pham Quoc Rin (Ca Mau province).
Over the time of launching, the Organizing Committee has received 96 works by 56 participating authors. After two preliminary and final rounds, the jury selected 9 best works to award. The work "Sound of alluvium" by author Pham Quoc Rin (Ca Mau province) won the second prize (no first prize), "The story of the motherland pearl" by author Nguyen Kim Nghiep (Bac Lieu province) and " People who are heavily indebted to boats" by author Le Quang Trang (An Giang province) won the third prize. In addition, 6 other works won the Consolation Prize.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, writer Tram Huong - Head of the competition's jury commented: "The contest has many works bearing the breath of the Mekong Delta with memories, nostalgia and concerns, breakthroughs and creations for the world. Plain aspirations are unleashed, revived and taken off. This literary competition is continuously held to find "pearls" to be proud of and believe that the Mekong Delta is not only a granary that feeds millions of people, provides labor resources and products for the country but It is also a place to discover the literary talents that are showing and are still potential.
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