Ma Thida

Ma Thida is a former medical doctor and a writer who believes in freedom of expression. She was a prisoner of conscience at Myanmar’s Insein prison for six years. She is currently the chair of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International, and is a member of the Writers in Exile programme organised by PEN Germany. She has published 26 books in Burmese and three books in English – most recently, A-Maze: Myanmar’s Struggle for Democracy, 2011-2023.