Daesan Youth Literature Award Poetry and Novel Contest Announcement

The Daesan Cultural Foundation is accepting submissions for the Daesan Youth Literary Award from middle and high school students nationwide, as well as youth of the corresponding age group.

Applications will be accepted online until June 1. For poetry, submit 5 pieces; for novels, submit one piece of approximately 60 manuscript pages, along with a recommendation letter from the supervising teacher or school principal. Non-enrolled youth should attach a recommendation letter from the head of their affiliated organization. The results of the screening will be announced in July.

First, 80 candidates will be selected through the first round and invited to a 3-day, 2-night literary camp. The camp will include various programs such as literature classes, individual work guidance, conversations with authors, film viewing, sports competitions, and talent shows.

The total prize money (scholarships) amounts to 22 million KRW. ▲Gold Prize (6 winners total: 1 each for middle school poetry and novel, 1 each for high school poetry and novel) 1.5 million KRW ▲Silver Prize (10 winners total: 1 each for middle school poetry and novel, 4 each for high school poetry and novel) 700,000 KRW ▲Bronze Prize (approximately 1 each for middle school poetry and novel, approximately 5 each for high school poetry and novel) 500,000 KRW. The works will be published in the "Daesan Youth Literary Award Anthology." All participants of the literary camp will receive a certificate of completion and will be granted eligibility to participate in Jeoljeong Literary Society, a literary club supported by the foundation after high school graduation.

Additionally, awardees are eligible for special consideration as literary talents in university admissions. In fact, three students were admitted through the early admission literary talent track in 2023. Students who participate in the literary camp and later debut as writers will receive a 2 million KRW literary creation scholarship.

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