'2022 Jisangchoedae Web Novel Contest' Round 2 Registration Starts, Until Next Month 22

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The 2nd round of the ‘2022 Jisangchoedae Web Novel Contest’ has begun.

Naver Webtoon announced on the 1st that submissions for the 2nd round of the ‘2022 Jisangchoedae Web Novel Contest’ will be accepted for a total of three weeks until the 22nd of next month.

The contest category is web novels in the romance or romance fantasy genres. Anyone can participate regardless of whether they are a rookie or an experienced writer.

Submissions can be made through the Naver Web Novel Challenge League. The final winners will be announced on October 14. To increase the objectivity of the judging, reader voting will be conducted during the final round.

Prizes will be awarded to a total of 34 works across each genre as follows: ▲Grand Prize (50 million KRW, 1 work) ▲Excellence Award (30 million KRW, 2 works) ▲Merit Award (10 million KRW, 4 works) ▲Special Selection (5 million KRW, 10 works), totaling 400 million KRW in prize money. The final winning works will be officially serialized on Naver Series and will receive the benefit of the Naver Series ‘Free at 10 AM Daily’ promotion. The Grand Prize and Excellence Award winners will have their works adapted into webtoons and officially serialized on Naver Webtoon.

Naver Webtoon has been holding webtoon and web novel contests annually under the name ‘Jisangchoedae Contest’ since 2019. This year, in partnership with ‘Munpia,’ a domestic platform for fantasy and martial arts web novels, they are hosting the ‘2022 Jisangchoedae Web Novel Contest’ with a total prize pool of 1 billion KRW. This is the first joint initiative since Naver Webtoon completed its acquisition of shares in Munpia, aiming to maximize synergy between the two companies and foster web novel creators across all genres including domestic martial arts, fantasy, and romance.

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