Anyone can apply for this contest after reading one of the books selected by the Institute and
expressing their impressions in various creative formats, including text, picture, and video. Any
foreign readers over the age of 14 are eligible for the contest. This year, applicable languages are
five: English, Chinese, Indonesian, Arabic, and Spanish. Applicants should select one of these
languages to write and submit review content.
Selected books for this review contest are five as follows: “Whale” by Cheon Myeong-kwan, “If
We Can’t Go at the Speed of Light” by Kim Cho-Yeop, “School Nurse Ahn Eun-young” by
Chung Serang, “Concerning My Daughter” by Kim Hye-Jin, and “Hope is Lonely” by Kim
Seung-hee.
Application is open until September 30, and the winning entries will be announced on October
24. Participants should upload the entries on their social media, and then register the participant
information and link to the entry on the competition website (http://klwave.or.kr/review/).
Participants may submit multiple works for different categories. However, one work cannot be
submitted twice in the same category, and only one work among several submitted will be
awarded. For three top prize winners in each category, an opportunity to participate in the
invitation programs to experience various cultures in Korea will be provided in November.
Various gifts such as tablet PCs, e-book readers, and Amazon gift cards will be offered to 1st to
3rd place winners of each language and category (120 winners in total).
