Mokpo National University Holds the 40th Academic Literature Awards Ceremony

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National University (President Park Min-seo) announced on the 16th that it held the ‘40th Mokpo National University Academic Literary Award Ceremony,’ hosted by the newspaper broadcasting company (weekly professor Ahn Mi-hyun), on the 15th at the university headquarters president’s office.

Now in its 40th year, the Mokpo National University Academic Literary Award was established to ignite the passion for creation, which is gradually declining, and to provide a place where aspiring writers can dream of literature and spread their wings through writing.

Works were accepted from July 27 to November 15 in the categories of poetry, short stories, criticism, and theses, and winners were selected through a review process.

The winners by category were: in poetry, “Sumbisori” by Ji Yoon-jung (Department of Korean Language and Literature); in short stories, “Collective Invention” by Jo Eun-gyu (Department of Korean Language and Literature); in criticism, “On Looking Back” by Kim Yoo-bin (Department of Chinese Language and Culture); and in theses, “The Entry and Operation Patterns of Catholicism after the Opening of Mokpo Port” by Do Min-woo (Department of History), resulting in the emergence of four aspiring writers.

Meanwhile, the judging panel for each category consisted of Professor Kim Sun-tae (Department of Korean Language and Literature) for poetry, Professor Kim Gae-young (Department of Korean Language and Literature) for short stories, Professor Jo Yong-ho (Department of Korean Language and Literature) for criticism, and Professor Kim Kyung-ok (Library and Cultural Research Institute HK Fund) for theses.

Boasting a long tradition of 40 years, the Mokpo National University Academic Literary Award has played a significant role as a gateway for aspiring writers who will lead the Korean literary world, having produced winners in poetry, short stories, and sijo categories in major national newspapers such as Chosun Ilbo and JoongAng Ilbo, as well as regional newspapers like Gwangju Ilbo and Jeonnam Ilbo.

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