Fiction Grand Prize winner Wingshun Pang, left, and poetry Grand Prize winner Julie Sohn
Fiction Commendation Award winner Julie Wi
The Korea Instances is delighted to announce the winners of its fifty fifth Fashionable Korean Literature Translation Awards.
This yr, the Grand Prize in fiction, awarded by the Ministry of Tradition, Sports activities and Tourism, goes to Wingshun Pang for her translation of novelist Kim Cho-yeop’s “Why Do not The Pilgrims Come Again.”
The Grand Prize within the poetry class is awarded to Julie Sohn for her translation of poet Choi Seung-ho’s poems together with “The Snowman Suicide Incident.”
The Commendation Award winner for fiction is Julie Wi for her translation of Park Ji-yeong’s “To My Pet Rice Cooker, Cuckoo.”
The Commendation Award winners for poetry are Shane Ingan and Lee Jeong-ju for his or her joint translation of poems by Shin Kyeong-nim, together with “Quick Ideas in Early Spring.”
This yr’s new addition, the Kevin O’Rourke Prize, goes to Nam Jeong-geun and Nam Web optimization-jeong for his or her joint translation of Son Younger-hee’s poems together with “The place Did All Heartbeats within the World Go.” This award honors the legacy of the late Kevin O’Rourke, a distinguished translator of Korean literature, and is introduced in partnership with the Embassy of Eire in Korea.
Poetry Commendation Award winners Lee Jeong-ju, left, and Shane Ingan
The Korea Instances extends congratulations to all winners and members for his or her dedication and arduous work this yr. Han Kang’s Nobel Prize in Literature highlights the elevated world recognition of Korean literature and thru this award, the paper is dedicated to fostering a brand new era of gifted translators who will broaden the attain of Korean literature to readers world wide. The Korea Instances seems ahead to receiving extra entries subsequent yr as Korean literature’s worldwide presence continues to broaden and thrive.
The award is sponsored by the Ministry of Tradition, Sports activities and Tourism and KB Monetary Group.
Kevin O’Rourke Prize winners Nam Jeong-geun, left, and Nam Web optimization-jeong
Grand Prize in fiction: Wingshun Pang (Kim Cho-yeop’s “Why Do not The Pilgrims Come Again”)
Grand Prize in poetry: Julie Sohn (Choi Seung-ho’s poems)
Commendation Award in fiction: Julie Wi (Park Ji-yeong’s “To My Pet Rice Cooker, Cuckoo”)
Commendation Award in poetry: Shane Ingan and Lee Jeong-ju (Shin Kyeong-nim’s poems)
Kevin O’Rourke Prize: Nam Jeong-geun and Nam Web optimization-jeong (Son Younger-hee’s poems)
Judges: Jung Ha-yun (professor at Ewha Womans College), Dafna Zur (affiliate professor at Stanford College) and Janet Hong (professor at Seoul Nationwide College)
