Kyobo Bookstore Story Award, Author Kang Jin-a's 'mymy'

On the 6th, Kyobo Book Centre announced that the grand prize winner of the 11th Kyobo Book Centre Story Awards is 'mymy' by writer Kang Jin-ah. The contest was co-hosted with Studio S and Showbox.

'mymy' is a work that deals with the story of a mother and daughter entangled in a murder case from 15 years ago, the truth of which has not been revealed. Kyobo Book Centre stated, "It received great acclaim from the judges for its vivid emotional portrayal and development, as if watching a drama."

Artist Kang Jin-ah [Photo by Kyobo Bookstore]

Writer Kang is a film director and novelist. She has released numerous feature and short films such as 'Hwan-sang Sok-ui Geudae' and novels including 'One Day's Mother' and 'Under the Mirrorball.'

The Excellence Award went to Na Yeon-man's 'Dwaeji-ui Pi' (Pig's Blood). Six works, including Go Min-sil's 'Lost Finger,' were selected for the mid-length and long-length excellence awards, and five works, including Kim Gyu-rim's 'Leaving the Door, to the Heretic,' were chosen for the short story excellence awards.

In the youth novel category, five works including Song Han-byeol's 'The Day the Star Rain Fell' were selected for the excellence award.

The grand prize comes with a cash award of 50 million won, and the excellence award is 10 million won.

The winning works will be published as paper books or ebooks after consulting with experts.

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