Khmer Writers Association

The Khmer Writers Association (KWA; Khmer: សមាគមអ្នកនិពន្ធខ្មែរ, ស.អ.ខ.), also known as the Association of Khmer Writers, the Association des Ecrivains Khmers, or the Association of Cambodian Writers, was established in 1954 or 1956, and re-established in 1993 as a non-governmental organization. Formerly located at 465 Monivong Blvd, it is currently located at St. 244, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The organization encourages and promotes writing while offering training programs and competitions. Its authors try to promote a new direction to literature, introducing new themes, such as the abandonment of morality incompatible with modern life; developing new genres, such as theatre nouveau; and providing translations, such as The Arabian Nights, as part of a "didactic and diverse" genre. According to Smyth, the establishment of the KWA helped complete the "institutionalization of Khmer literature" as, through the 1960s, it became the vehicle for writing and publishing textbooks on Khmer literature and literary criticism. In the 2000s, the organization's focus has shifted; it provides training programs for writing poetry and film screenplays.