Person

San Lin Tun

1974

San Lin Tun is a poet, writer, lyricist, literary translator, literary guide, writing coach and editor. He was a former short story instructor and literary translator of Hidden Words/Hidden Worlds short story project and a former coordinator-translator of My Yangon My Home Art and Heritage Festival and a former translator of Gothe Institute Yangon web page. He was a former editor-in-charge of Learner's English Educative Magazine. His flash fiction "Parallel Lines" was anthologized in 2011 New Asian Writing Anthology, and his short story "An Overheated Heart" was anthologized in Hidden Words/Hidden Worlds Ethnic Short Story Anthology, and he was a short story instructor and a literary translator of H2 project. He was a first prize winner of poetry for 2015 Wales National Day. He has published ten books in English ranging non-fiction, fiction, short story, poetry and essays. Currently, he writes flash fiction and cultural articles for My Yangon Magazine, and contributes the translation of Burmese Version of Sherlock Holmes, Maung San Shar to Indepth Magazine. He is also a freelance contributor for Myanmar Times.