Committee : Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award

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Committee

Jury Chair Myeong-Kyo JEONG (pen name. Kwa-Ri JEONG)

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

Eun-Gwi CHUNG

Translator, professor
at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Hyung-Jun JEON

Literary critic, professor emeritus
at Seoul National University
Han-Ah JEONG

Poet, Literary critic,
Professor at Hanshin University
Theodore Jun YOO

professor at Yonsei University,
PhD at University of Chicago

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 Suk-Mi CHOI
- Bucheon Branch Writers Association of Korea
Sang-Min LEE
- Professor of Korean Language & Literature at Catholic University
Gye-Suk KANG
- Professor of Korean Language & Literature at Myongji University, Judge for the 3rd Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award
Ho-Yun KAN
- Bucheon Branch the Korean Writers Association
Kyunk-Sook KO
- Bucheon Unesco City of Literature Committee Chair
Mi-Ja KIM
- Member of the Bucheon City Council
Seong-Jun YOU
- Director General of Culture and Sports 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