Gokseong-gun Announces Fifth Recipient Recruitment for 'Jo Tae-il Literary Award'

Gokseong-gun? (Sa) Jukhyung Jo Tae-il Poet Memorial Association Hosts

Prize Money 20 Million Won, Applications Accepted Until June 30

Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Lee Sang-cheol) announced that it is calling for submissions for the "5th Jo Tae-il Literary Award" to honor the achievements of writer Jo Tae-il, a native of Gokseong who has led the democratization movement, and to contribute to the development of literature.

The deadline for submissions for the "5th Jo Tae-il Literary Award" is June 30. Any domestic poet who has published a poetry collection within the last two years since June 1, 2021, is eligible to apply.

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The winner will receive a prize of 20 million KRW along with a seal artwork by the late artist Jeong Byeong-rye, engraved with Jo Tae-il’s representative poem "Gukto Seosi" (National Territory Prelude). The award ceremony will be held in September at the 24th anniversary literary festival of poet Jo Tae-il in Gokseong-gun.

Applications should be submitted to the person in charge of the 5th Jo Tae-il Literary Award at the Gwangju Jeonnam Writers' Association, located on the 1st floor of the annex building of the Gwangju Culture and Arts Center, 60 Bukmun-daero, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City.

The Jo Tae-il Poet Memorial Project Association stated, "We hope this literary award will be an opportunity to contribute to the development of Korean literature by discovering and honoring poets who have achieved poetic accomplishments while continuing the poetic spirit of Jo Tae-il, who led the fight for freedom of expression and democratization."

The first recipient of the Jo Tae-il Literary Award, established in 2019 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of poet Jo Tae-il, was poet Lee Dae-heum of "You Are a Person from Bukcheon." The second award went to poet Son Taek-su of "Is the Red Light Still There?" The third recipient was poet Park Nam-jun of "From The Little Prince to Sad Movie," and the fourth was poet Song Kyung-dong of "Fell Asleep While Hearing Dreaming Sounds."

Gokseong = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-seon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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