Nguyen Ngoc Tu, 31, has been selected as Vietnam’s sole representative to receive the Southeast Asian Writers Award (S.E.A Write Award) in 2008, according to the Vietnam Writers’ Association (VWA).

This is the first time that a young Vietnamese writer has been nominated for such a well-known award. Previously, the S.E.A Write Award was presented to renowned writers and poets such as To Huu, Ma Van Khang, Huu Thinh, Nguyen Khai, Bang Viet and Do Chu.