Appel à contributions : Announcing the 12th Korean Literature Translation Contest for New Translator, 8 avril 2013
Announcing the 12th Korean Literature Translation Contest for New Translator
To discover and encourage promising new translators of Korean literature, LTI Korea is now accepting submissions for the 12th Korean Literature Translation Contest for New Translators.
□ Details
‣ Target languages:
– English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese
‣ Eligibility:
– Nationals or foreigners who have not received an institutional grant for translation, nor have published a translated book of Korean literature in the target language
‣ Candidate Works to be Translated:
– English, French, German, Spanish, Russian: 하성란 「오후, 가로지르다」
*수록도서:『2012 제36회 이상문학상작품집』(문학사상, 2012)
– Chinese, Japanese: 함정임 「저녁식사가 끝난 뒤」
*수록도서:『2012 제36회 이상문학상작품집』(문학사상, 2012)
‣ Award:
– Two translators will be awarded in the English category; one translator in each language will be awarded in the French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese categories.
– Each winning entry will be awarded KRW 5,000,000.
※ On the occasion where the entries did not reach the standard the judges were looking to, there might be no nominations.
※ Award winners who reside overseas will be compensated for travel and other daily expenses.
□ Submission Guidelines
‣ Application Documents
· a contest application form (downloadable from the website)
· the completed translation text
* Personal information should not be included in the completed translation text
Application period
– 18 March – 8 April 2013
‣ How to Apply
– e-mail: newtranslators@klti.or.kr (a PDF file of the Word or Hangul document)
– Postal Mail: Korean Literature Translation Contest for New Translators,
LTI Korea, 112 Gil-32, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-879
* Applications submitted by postal mail should have three copies of the translation text
‣ For more information, contact Eunji Oh
(tel. 82-(0)2-6919-7752, newtranslators@klti.or.kr).