Yookwoodang Literary Award

Yookwoodang Literary Award / Yookwoodang Memorial Prize
Awarded for-
CountrySouth Korea
Presented bySolidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea
First awarded2013
Yookwoodang Literary Award
Hangul
육우당문학상
Hanja
六友堂文學賞
Revised RomanizationYukwudang Munhagsang
McCune–ReischauerYookwoodang Moonhaksang

The Yook Woo Dang Literary Award (Korean:육우당 문학상; Hanja:六友堂文學賞), is a South Korean literature award established as a memorial to Yun Hyon-seok on Dongdaemun in Seoul, April 1, 2013. Yun Hyon-seok was a South Korean gay rights activist and poet who used "Yook Woo Dang" as his pen name.

Yun's dream as a poet and writer was for a renaissance and resurrection of Korean traditional poet and literary creation. After years of experiencing discrimination for his homosexuality, Yun committed suicide in 2003. Ten years after his death, the Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea established the award in his memory.[1][2]

The application eligibility is unlimited, and accepts a variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, essays.[3]

  1. ^ "소년의 자살 10년 지났지만…동성애 따가운 시선은 여전". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. ^ Gabe, Sylvian (2014-09-01). "South Korean Group Creates a Literary Award". The Gay & Lesbian Review. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ^ Zang, Karly (2013-03-28). "청소년동성애자 故육우당 10주기 동인련, 김한길 발언은 "무지의 소산"". Redian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-21.