Gwangyang City Selects Winners of Creative Poetry Contest

by Heo Seonsik

Published 18 May.2023 13:23(KST)

Updated 15 Aug.2025 15:31(KST)

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A Total of 341 Works Submitted by Category, 10 Award-Winning Pieces Selected

Gwangyang City, Jeollanam-do, announced on the 18th that it has selected 10 winning entries and 10 participation awards from the submissions to the 『2023 Gwangyang City Creative Poetry Contest』 held from April 3 to 28.

Organized by Gwangyang Central Library, this creative poetry contest received a total of 341 submissions across three categories: elementary, middle and high school, and general.

[Photo by Gwangyang-si]

With the cooperation of the Gwangyang Office of Education, a panel of five judges conducted a rigorous evaluation and selected the grand prize winner across all categories, 10 winners for the top prize, excellence prize, and encouragement prize in each category, as well as 10 participation awards for the elementary category.

The grand prize across all categories was awarded to Yang Youngwoong, a student in the middle and high school division.

▲The top prizes went to Jeong Dain (elementary), Ok Jiyoon (middle and high school), and Park Chanseon (general), while ▲the excellence prizes were awarded to Jeong Yeonseo (elementary), Kim Sia (middle and high school), and Park Suhyun (general). ▲The encouragement prizes were given to Lee Yeju (elementary), Lee Jihu (middle and high school), and Kim Minseol (general).

Additionally, to encourage participation among elementary students, the participation awards were given to Kim Siyoon, Go Eunchan, Park Hahui, Yoo Hwiseong, Heo Goeun, Hong Jeonga, Kim Seoyoon, Hong Eunseo, Kim Dongwoo, and Choi Sol.

The Gwangyang City Creative Poetry Contest is held annually during Library Week in April to enhance citizens’ literary sensitivity and support reading activities.

Gwangyang Central Library will award the winners with the Gwangyang Mayor’s Award as encouragement, and the winning poems will be made into calligraphy artworks to be displayed at the Central Library and used in various cultural events.

Kim Mira, Director of Library Operations, said, “We thank all the citizens who participated in this year’s Gwangyang City Creative Poetry Contest. We will continue to strive to discover and promote various events where citizens can participate and engage.”