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Yi Sang Literary Award

いさんぶんがくしょう

Korean literary award established in 1977. Named after the writer Yi Sang, it is a prestigious award organized by Munhaksasangsa.

Literary awardFictionSouth Korean literary awards
Established
1977
Organizer
Munhaksasangsa (문학사상사)
Category
General Fiction and Popular Fiction
Selection Method
Selection
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Active

Description

Yi Sang Literary Award (이상문학상) is a Korean literary award established in 1977, named after the avant-garde writer Yi Sang. Sponsored and organized by Munhaksasangsa (문학사상사), it mainly targets outstanding novel works and conducts selection once a year. Winners have received high evaluations both domestically and internationally. Details such as prize money are not specified in the sources (Wikipedia).

Prize

Main Prize
Honor for the winning work (prize money not specified in sources)

Selection

Selection Process

Selection (once a year)
Judges Selection committee appointed by Munhaksasangsa
Announcement Winners are announced once a year by the organizer and media

Application Tips

Dos

  • 主催者(Munhaksasangsa)の応募規定や発表を確認する
  • 作品は入念に校正し、完成度を高める
  • オリジナルかつ未発表(応募規定に準じる場合)の作品を提出する

Don''ts

  • 盗作や他者の作品の転用を行わない
  • 応募形式・ページ数など規定違反をしない
  • 出典のない情報で受賞歴などを誤って申告しない

From Judges

  • 言語表現の独創性や作品の完成度を重視する傾向がある
  • 短編・中編作品の場合、構成の緻密さと余韻が評価されやすい

Official Resources

http://koreanbooks.or.kr/publishers/publishers_info.jsp?pnum=40

Past Winners

Jo Kyung-ran じょ ぎょんらん Winner
Choi Jin-young ちぇ じんよん Winner
Son Bo-mi そん ぼみ Winner
Lee Seung-u い すんう Winner
Yun I-hyeong ゆん いひょん Winner
Son Hong Gyu そん ほんぎゅ Winner
Gu Hyo-seo く ひょそ Winner
Kim Kyung-uk きむ ぎょんうく Winner
Kim Sum きむ・すむ Winner
Pyun Hye-young ぴょん・へよん Winner
Ae-ran Kim きむ・えらん Winner
Young-ha Kim きむ・よんは Winner
Gong Jiyeong こん・じよん Winner
Park Min-gyu ぱく・みんぎゅ Winner
Kim Yeonsu きむ・よんす Winner
Kwon Yeo-sun くぉん・よそん Winner
Jon Kyongnin ちょん・ぎょんりん Winner
Jung Mi-Kyung ちょん・みぎょん Winner
Han Kang はん がん Winner
Kim Hoon きむ ふん Winner
Kim Insuk きむ いんすく Winner
Kwan Ji Hye くぉん じへ Winner
Shin Kyung-sook しん きょんすく Winner
Yi In-hwa い いんふぁ Winner
Park Sang-woo ぱく さんう Winner
Eun Heekyung うん ひぎょん Winner
Kim Ji Won きむ じうぉん Winner
Yun Dae-nyeong ゆん でにょん Winner
Yun Humyong ゆんふみょん Winner
Choe Hyeon-mu ちぇゆん Winner
Choi Suchol ちぇすちょる Winner
Yang Gwija やんぐぃじゃ Winner
Cho Sung-ki ちょそんぎ Winner
Kim Won-il きむうぉにる Winner
Kim Chae-won きむちぇうぉん Winner
Im Chul-woo いむちょるう Winner
Yi Mun-yol いむにょる Winner
Choi Il-nam ちぇ いるなむ Winner
Yi Jae-ha い じぇは Winner
Yi Gyun-yeong い ぎゅんよん Winner
Seo Yeong Eun そ よんうん Winner
Choe Inho ちぇ いんほ Winner
Park Wan-suh ぱく わんそ Winner
Yoo Jae-yong ゆ じぇよん Winner
O Jeonghui お じょんひ Winner
Yi Cheong-jun い ちょんじゅん Winner
Kim Seung-ok きむ すんおく Winner