Yookwoodang Literary Award


The Yook Woo dang Literary Award and The Yookwoodang memorial Prize, Prize of Yookwoodang is one of South Korean Literature Award and established as a memorial to Yun Hyon-seok on Dongdaemun in Seoul, April 1, 2013. Yun Hyon-seok was a South Korean Human rights activist and Gay poet, writer and critic.
Yun's dream as a poet and writer was for a renaissance and resurrection of Korean traditional poet and literary creation. his one's life, he was early time until his death, writing to more poetry and prose. His work was rejected, because he was Gay. Ten years after his death, Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea and LGBT Human right activists, some South Korean Civil activists was established for his memorial.
The application eligibility is unlimited, and accepts a variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, essays.

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