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Think your Korean handwriting is good? Give Kyobo's contest a shot
11th Handwriting Contest for Foreign Nationals open through Aug. 17 Kyobo Book Center is inviting Korea's international community to put their Korean handwriting to the test. The 11th Handwriting Contest for Foreign Nationals is now open, offering participants a chance to showcase their Korean handwriting skills and celebrate the charm of the language — one beautifully written sentence at a time. The contest encourages participants to write out either a favorite line from a Korean book or lyrics from their favorite K-pop song. Submissions must be received by Aug. 17. The contest is open to all foreign nationals residing in Korea. Application forms are available at any Kyobo Book Center location. Participants may also download the form from the official website, then upload a photo of their handwritten entry, or submit it by post or email. Winners will be announced on Sept. 3, with an awards ceremony scheduled for Oct. 17. One grand prize winner will receive a Kyobo gift certificate worth 1 million won ($738), and three second-place winners will each receive gift certificates worth 200,000 won. 'Handwriting is a way of conveying the heart beyond language,' a Kyobo official said. 'We hope this contest offers foreign participants a meaningful way to experience Korean culture up close and to rediscover the value of handwriting.'
Korea Herald
02-05-2025
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- Korea Herald
Han Kang's first post-Nobel book tops bestseller list
Nobel literature laureate Han Kang's latest book has topped a local bestseller list upon its release. Major bookstore chain Kyobo Book Center said Friday that the book, titled "Light and Thread," claimed the No. 1 spot on its bestseller list for the last week of April. Han's first publication since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, the book contains a total of 12 writings, including five poems and several new prose pieces. Three of the writings stem from the Nobel Prize in Literature award events last December: the full text of the laureate lecture "Light and Thread," delivered at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm; the acceptance speech "Even In the Darkest Night" given at the subsequent banquet; and the message "A Small Teacup," left upon donating a teacup to the Nobel Prize Museum. Among the new prose pieces, "North-facing Garden" describes the garden she tended at her first fully-owned home bought in 2019, while "Garden Diary" chronicles the garden's plant life over two years starting in 2021. The book, which was released last Wednesday, has drawn particularly strong interest from female readers, who made up 69.7 percent of its audience, according to Kyobo. (Yonhap)
