Fire Agency Hosts the 2nd 119 Culture Award Contest for Works Submission

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The National Fire Agency is hosting the '2nd 119 Culture Award Creative Contest.'

According to the Hampyeong Fire Station in Jeonnam (Chief Im Donghyun) on the 13th, the 119 Culture Award is a creative contest in literature and art fields themed around firefighting activities at disaster sites such as fires and firefighters.

It was promoted to raise interest among students and artists, provide opportunities for talent development, and allow participants to reflect on the value and role of firefighting.

This contest has newly established a special award category for overseas Koreans and foreigners. Winners in the special award category will receive a prize money along with the Commissioner’s Award or Director’s Award (Commissioner’s Award: 300,000 KRW, Director’s Award: 200,000 KRW).

Entries can be submitted in four categories: fairy tales, novels, imaginative paintings, and documentary paintings.

Anyone aged high school or older (over elementary school for overseas Koreans and foreigners residing in Korea) can participate.

The submission period is from June 1 to June 30 and will be conducted online.

Works that are plagiarized, have won awards before, have been used for promotion, are deemed to harm public morals, or are otherwise judged inappropriate for the contest’s purpose will be excluded from judging.

The award ceremony is scheduled for October. The grand prize winner will receive the Minister’s Award, while the excellence awards will receive the Commissioner’s Award or Director’s Award. Additionally, the winning works will be published in the 119 Culture Award anthology and used in Firefighting Day events.

Im Donghyun, Chief of Hampyeong Fire Station, said, “I hope this 119 Culture Award contest will serve as an opportunity for many residents of Hampyeong County to take an interest in firefighting.”

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