In 2010, poet Zakariya Amataya won the prestigious Southeast Asian Writers Award for his first book, "No Women in Poetry". One piece of advice he gives to young writers is to be patient and not rush to get published. He feels that part of his success was waiting till he had a better selection of work.
 
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