Vietnamese writers Nguyen Binh Phuong and Nguyen Mot have been awarded the Southeast Asian Writers Award (S.E.A. Write Award) for 2022-2023. Organized by the Royal Thai Government and the Writers Association of Thailand, the award celebrates the contributions of poets and writers from Southeast Asia.

The Pulitzer Prize Board's announcement confirms that not only is the first Vietnamese born, Professor Nguyen Thanh Viet is also the only Asian American ever to take part in the prestigious US award.