Daesan Cultural Foundation 2020 Daesan Creative Fund Application Submission

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The Daesan Cultural Foundation is accepting applications for the Daesan Creative Fund project, which aims to improve the creative conditions for talented emerging writers and lay the foundation for Korean literature, from February 17 to May 29.

The Daesan Creative Fund invites submissions in five categories?poetry (including sijo), novels, plays, literary criticism, and children's literature?from unpublished newcomers and writers who have debuted within the last 10 years. Each selected recipient will receive a creative grant of 10 million KRW. All rights, including copyrights, are granted to the authors.

Applicants must submit unpublished works along with the prescribed application form and a work introduction letter: at least 50 poems for poetry; one full-length novel (or a collection of creative works equivalent to one volume) for novels; at least two one-act plays for plays; at least 1,000 manuscript pages for literary criticism; and for children's literature, either at least 50 children's poems or at least 400 manuscript pages of fairy tales (equivalent to one book in the relevant genre).

Detailed information about the Daesan Creative Fund and application forms can be obtained through the foundation's website. The selection results will be announced in August.

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