Nghe An receives 3 applications for the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts.

The Ho Chi Minh Prize nomination dossier includes:

1. Author: Nguyen Trung Phong (1929 - 1990)

- Hometown: Dien Minh Commune, Dien Chau District, Nghe An Province.

- Field proposed for award consideration: Theater

* Works registered for the "Ho Chi Minh Prize":

- 5-act Cheo play: The Girl of Lam River; Year of publication: 1962 (National Gold Medal).

- Opera: When the Team Leader is away; Year of publication: 1973 (A prize, Nghe An Provincial Theatre Festival).

The application for the State Prize includes:

1. Author: Mr. Duong Hong Tu, born in 1942

- Original place: Hoa Hieu Ward, Thai Hoa Town, Nghe An Province - Permanent residence: Xuan Hung Hamlet, Hung Loc Commune, Vinh City, Nghe An Province.

Field of nomination for the Award: Music

Projects registered for the "State Prize":Thai ethnic folk music in Nghe An (theoretical research). Year of publication: 2006 (B prize, 2006 Music Award of the Vietnam Musicians Association);Folk music of the Mong ethnic group in Nghe An (collected and documentary genre). Year of publication: 2010 (Second prize, 2010 Music Award of the Vietnam Musicians Association).

2. Author Nguyen The Quang, born in 1942

Hometown: Thanh Tuong Commune, Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An Province.

- Permanent residence: No. 19, lane 2, alley 1, Hermann street, Yen Binh block, Hung Phuc ward, Vinh city, Nghe An province.

- Field proposed for consideration of the Award: Literature

* Works registered for the "State Prize":

- Novel: Nguyen Du; Year of publication: 2010 (A prize, Ho Xuan Huong Award).

- Novel: Thong reo Ngan Hong; Year of publication: 2015 (Writers Association Award 2015, ASEAN Literature Award 2016).

- Novel: Songs of the Rivers; Year of publication: 2013 (Central Propaganda Department's C prize on the topic of Studying and following the example and morality of Ho Chi Minh in 2013).

During the period of public posting of dossiers (from August 17 to August 21), organizations and individuals with feedback should send their comments to the Department of Culture and Sports - Standing Agency of the Council for awarding "Ho Chi Minh Prize", "State Prize" for literature and arts no later than August 21, 2020.