The 29th Eye Level Children’s Literature Award

Dr Young Joong Kang (chairman of Daekyo Group, founder and chairman of the World Youth and Culture Foundation) attended the 29th Eye Level Children’s Literature Award which was held at Eye Level Hall on December 3.

Daekyo Culture Foundation established this award for the development of children’s literature, the root and hope of Korean literature. It is the largest children’s literature competition in Korea and it has been held annually since 1991.

The 29th Eye Level Children's Literature Award was divided into "Children's Literature", "Children's Poem Literature", "Youth Literature", and "Global", and a total of 82 people were honored with the award.

The winner of the grand prize for children's literature was awarded 15 million won and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award. In addition, the grand prize is provided with an opportunity to publish a book, and the excellence prize can be published through consultation.

The grand winner of the "Youth Literature", which was newly established for middle and high school students, was awarded the Education Minister's Award. The grand winner of the Children's Poem Literature category was given 500,000 won in cultural gift certificates.

In addition, the "global category" contested in the picture diary and writing category, and Anna Bian from China won the grand prize in the picture diary and Rhythm Ghai from India won the grand prize in writing.