Selection Criteria

The criteria are as follows:

1.   The submitted literature must be in Thai.
2.   The literary work must be an original piece of work by the author, not a
      translation or adaptation of any previous piece of literature.
3.   Entries can only be accepted from authors who are still alive.
4.   The literary work must be in publication/circulation (with an ISBN) for the
      first time and dated no further than three years of the submission deadline.
5.   The submitted literature can be a piece of work which has previously
      received other awards.