The 17th Jungnang New Spring Literary Awards Ceremony Held

On the 2nd, the award ceremony for the 17th Jungnang New Year's Literary Contest was held at Jungnang District Office. The photo shows Ryu Kyung-gi, Jungnang District Mayor (center), and the awardees.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) announced that it held the awards ceremony for the 17th Jungnang New Year Literary Contest on the 2nd.

In this contest, a total of 13 works won awards, including 1 grand prize, 4 excellence awards in each category, and 8 encouragement awards. First, the integrated grand prize was awarded to the poem (sijo) category work "Kkaldakgogae 570 Steps" (Shin Mi-kyung). This piece metaphorically expressed the ups and downs of a father's life through the 570 steps of Kkaldakgogae on Yongmasan Mountain, and was unanimously selected as the grand prize by all judges.

The excellence awards in each category went to ▲Poetry (sijo) category "Like a Pear Blossom Against the Naecheon River" (Gong Pil-ju) ▲Essay category "Yongmasan, Comes Alive" (Park Seong-geun) ▲Children's Literature (poetry and fairy tales) category "The Country Where Dragons and Horses Live" (Kim Seul-gi) ▲Short Story category "The Flower Shop in Front of Hwarang Village" (Lim Jeong-ha).

Hosted by the district and organized by the Jungnang branch of the Korea Writers' Association, this contest solicited works in four fields based on Jungnang-gu's nature, environment, culture, and lifestyle from March to May without regional or age restrictions. A total of 191 people submitted 407 works.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, "This year, many awarded works featured the beautiful natural environment of Jungnang-gu, such as Yongmasan and pear blossoms," and added, "I hope this contest will continue to be loved not only by Jungnang residents but also by writers nationwide."

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