This Year's Samcheok Literature Award 'Grand Prize' in Poetry Category Awarded to Poet Sim Dong-seok

Gangwon Samcheok City Awards on 26th... Writer Award in Essay Category to Park In-yong
Newly Established Young Writer Award in Poetry Category to Poet Kim Hwang-je

The award ceremony for the "5th Samcheok Literary Award 2024," hosted by Samcheok City, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Mayor Park Sang-su) and organized by the Samcheok branch of the Korea Writers' Association, was held on the 26th at the Isabu Dokdo Memorial Hall.

The award ceremony for the "5th Samcheok Literary Award 2024," hosted by Samcheok City, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, and organized by the Samcheok branch of the Korean Writers' Association, was held on the 26th at the Isabu Dokdo Memorial Hall. Photo by Samcheok City Hall

At this ceremony, the Grand Prize in the poetry category was awarded to Shim Dong-seok (Soekkori-reul Salmneunda and others), the Writer Award in the essay category went to Park In-yong (My Way), and the Young Writer Award in the poetry category was given to Kim Hwang-je (Jukseoru and others).

This year, the Samcheok Literary Award expanded its submission categories to include essays and children's literature to encourage more talented writers to participate. The eligibility criteria regarding debut experience were relaxed to a minimum of 10 years, and a new Young Writer Award was established to discover young local literary talents.

A representative from Samcheok City said, "We congratulate the winners of the 5th Samcheok Literary Award and will continue to strive to develop local literature and discover talented writers through the Samcheok Literary Award."

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