Short Story 'Jungnang, Bike'... Winner of the 16th Jungnang New Year's Literary Award Excellence Prize

From March to May, a total of 486 literary works by 218 participants on the theme of Jungnang-gu received... 13 works selected

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi) held the awards ceremony for the 16th Jungnang New Year's Literary Contest on the 29th.

Hosted by the district and organized by the Jungnang branch of the Korea Writers' Association, this contest solicited works in four categories?poetry (sijo), essays, children's literature (children's poems and stories), and short stories?based on themes such as Jungnang-gu's nature, environment, culture, and daily life. From March to May, a total of 486 works by 218 participants were submitted without any regional or age restrictions.

In the short story category, "Jungnang, Bike (Park Hyeong-gwon)" was honored with the grand prize across all categories.

▲ Poetry (sijo) category: "Achasan Boru (Kim Young-wook)" ▲ Essay category: "Still, Spring (Choi Mi-jung)" ▲ Children's literature (children's poems and stories) category: "Longevity Grandpa (Ji Hyo-in)" ▲ Short story category: "La cucaracha - Rakukkaracha (Kim So-jung)"?each category awarded one excellence prize and two encouragement prizes, totaling 13 winning works.

The winners received prize money and certificates: 700,000 KRW for the grand prize, 300,000 KRW for the excellence prize, and 200,000 KRW for the encouragement prize. The selected outstanding works will be included in the 25th issue of Jungnang Literature, scheduled for publication around December.

Ryu Gyeong-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, stated, "This contest produced many high-quality works that fully capture the sensibility of Jungnang." He added, "We will continue to hold contests regularly to contribute to the revitalization of Jungnang-gu's image and the development of creative literature."

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