Committee : Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award

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Committee

Myeong-Kyo JEONG (pen name. Kwa-RiJEONG)

Literary Critic. He has published 17 books, compiled more than 10 books and translated 3 books.
Professor of Yonsei University since 2000.

Chan-Je WU

Professor of Korean Language & Literature at Seogang University
Eun-Kyung MIN

Professor of English Language & Literature at Seoul National University
Gye-Sook KANG

Professor of Korean Language & Literature at Myongji University
David Carruth

Translator, judge for the inaugural Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award

Main roles

Screening nominated works produced in other languages
Compiling a shortlist
Determining the winner
Determining and approving the recipient of the Translator’s Prize (translation support payment)

Members

Five prominent members from the Korean and international literary world (including critics) and academia

※ In the interest of ensuring fairness, the identity of the Judging Committee members will be disclosed upon the announcement of the winner

Chaired by GEON-SU HAN
- Professor of culture anthropology at Kangwon National University, UNESCO Chair on Global Citizenship Education and Cultural Diversity
Vice Chaired by SUKMI CHOI
- Bucheon Branch Writers Association of Korea
SANGMIN LEE
- Professor of Korean Language & Literature at Catholic University
GYESUK KANG
- Professor of Korean Language & Literature at Myongji University, Judge for the 3rd Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award
WONJUN KIM
- Bucheon Branch the Korean Writers Association
GEON KIM
- Member of the Bucheon City Council
SEONGJUN YOU
- Director General, Culture and Education Bureau of Bucheon City

Main roles

Matters related to all facets of the holding of the award
Matters related to the appointment of members to the Nominations Committee and Screening Committee
Matters related to the determination of the winner
Matters related to the organization of ancillary events, including a lecture by the award winner

Members

Literature experts (writers, scholars, critics, journalists), Bucheon civil servants, Bucheon City Council members,

chair of the Bucheon Creative City of Literature Steering Committee, representatives from Bucheon writers groups

Main roles

Members

Eight literature experts from different language backgrounds (English, French, Germany, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean)

※ Works produced in other languages will be screened by the Judging Committee

※ Details of the Nominations Committee members and the longlist will not be released