From left clockwise, Leo-Thomas Brylowski, Grace Payer and Jasmine Jeemin Lee |
The Grand Prize winner in the fiction category goes to Leo-Thomas Brylowski for his translation of "Choe Mijin, Where Have You Gone?" by novelist Lee Ki-ho. Commendation Award winners are Grace Payer and Jasmine Jeemin Lee. Payer translated "Burial" by novelist Kim Sagwa and Lee translated author Kim Se-hee's "Still Days."
From left, Yoo Ji-young and Clarque Brown |
In the poetry category, no winner has been selected to be given the Grand Prize this year. The Commendation Award goes to the team of Yoo Ji-young and Clarque Brown for their translation of 10 poems by poet Heo Yeon, including "Fifty Meters."
We congratulate all participants and winners for their hard work, and hope for a greater number of entries next year as Korean literature needs more skilled translators to reach global audiences. The contest was sponsored by KB Financial Group.
Grand Prize in fiction: Leo-Thomas Brylowski (Lee Ki-ho's "Choe Mijin, Where Have You Gone?")
Commendation Awards in fiction: Grace Payer (Kim Sagwa's "Burial"), Jasmine Jeemin Lee (Kim Se-hee's "Still Days")
Commendation Award in poetry: Yoo Ji-young and Clarque Brown (Poems of Heo Yeon)
Judges: Brother Anthony (professor emeritus at Sogang University), Jung Ha-yun (professor at Ewha Womans University) and Min Eun-kyung (professor at Seoul National University)
Grand Prize winner Leo-Thomas Brylowski |