National Mokpo University Holds the 43rd MNU Academic Literature Awards Ceremony

Birth of 5 Aspiring Writers in Poetry, Short Stories, Criticism, and Essays

The “43rd National Mokpo University Academic Literature Awards Ceremony,” hosted by the National Mokpo University (President Song Hacheol) Newspaper and Broadcasting Station, was held on the 15th at 11 a.m. in the university headquarters smart conference room.

According to Mokpo University on the 19th, the National Mokpo University Academic Literature Awards, now in its 43rd year, were held to ignite the passion for creation among current students, alumni, and members, and to provide a place where aspiring writers can dream of and spread their wings in literature through writing.

Works were accepted from July to November in the categories of poetry, short stories, criticism, and theses, and winners were selected through evaluation.

A commemorative photo is being taken after the awards ceremony.
[Photo by Mokpo National University]

The award-winning works selected through evaluation by category included “Jandi” by Kim Jandi (Department of Korean Language and Literature, 3rd year) in the poetry category, and “Prenatal Education Archive” by Lee Sanghee (Department of Political Communication and Public Relations, 3rd year) in the short story category.

In addition, in the criticism category, “The Great Shift in War Theory” by Captain Yoon Junghyun (ROTC) and “Concrete Utopia” by Jung Eunjin (Department of Food and Nutrition, 3rd year) were selected, and in the thesis category, “The Invasion Patterns and Characteristics of Japanese Pirates in the Jeonnam Region during the Late Goryeo Period” by Jang Eun (Department of History, 3rd year) was chosen, each becoming an aspiring writer nurturing their dream of becoming a literary artist.

Lee Sanghee expressed their gratitude upon winning, saying, “Writing is about overcoming embarrassment. While writing the novel, I often felt it would be very boring and wanted to give up, but I realized anew the joy of writing and the power of completion,” and added, “I will take this award as encouragement for writing and use it as a driving force to overcome embarrassment and continue writing.”

The judges for each category were Professor Kim Seontae (Department of Korean Language and Literature) for poetry, Professor Kim Gaeyoung (Department of Korean Language and Literature) for short stories, Professor Lee Kwangbok (Department of Cultural Contents) for criticism, and Professor Song Gitae (College of Liberal Arts) for theses.

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