Korea Times Translation Awards open doors for aspiring literary translators

Aspiring translators said that the Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards, hosted by The Korea Times, have become a stepping stone for their literary translation dreams. The Korea Times held the award ceremony for the 53rd edition of the contest, sponsored by KB Financial Group, at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul, Thursday. Gene Png, who won the highest honor, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award, as well as the Grand Prize in poetry, for her translation of Jeong Han-ah's poems, said that the win has brought her a step closer to her dreams.

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