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 Many other activities for the development of Korean literature and culture are also planned, organized and supported by the Foundation, often un collaboration with other related bodies. Conferences, exhibitions, literary festival, etc. are held, not only for writers but to give members of the general public interested in literature and culture opportunities to enhance their sense of appreciation.
The Daesan Foundation and the Association of Writers for the National Literature of Korea co-organized a literary symposium for centennial anniversary writers. The symposium "Disputes, Stories and Songs" commemorated writers KWON Hwan, KIM Ki-Jin, KIM Young-Rang, KIM Jin-Sup, SONG Young, YANG Ju-Dong, YUN Geuk-Young, YUN Ki-Jung, LEE Eun-Sang, CHOI Myung-Ik who were born in 1903 and was held at the Conference Hall of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on April 24∼25. Following a general presentation by Prof. KIM Dae-Haeng and KIM Young-Min, 8 scholars gave presentations about the featured writers' lives and literary activities. These writers were active in various literary fields. In light of the fact that the history of modern Korean literature goes back nearly 100 years, they are the originators of all genres of Korean literature. As part of the symposium, an informal literary event was held at the Neutinamu Café, where the relatives of the featured writers talked about the writer in their family.
The Daesan Foundation, Overseas Koreans Foundation and PEN Club Korea held a "Korean People's Literature Forum" from September 3 to 4 at the Amiga hotel in Seoul. With the title "Diaspora, Identity and Literature," the forum brought together respected Korean writers from around the world to share their ideas on what it meant to be an ethnic Korean. Authors as diverse as Anatoly KIM, a third-generation Korean in Russia, Astrid Trotzig, a Korean adoptee in Sweden, and Elaine Kim, a professor of Korean Studies in the United States, Critics KIM U-Chang, KIM Seong-Kon and CHOI Won-Shik, Poet KO Un and Novelist AHN Jung-Hyo presented on themes related to the Korean diaspora and the problem of identity in literature. On the final evening, a farewell reception was held with a literary reading event and various performances. The participants also looked around the literary places of Ansung city.
The Foundation published the 10-Year History Book of the Daesan Foundation. The book contains a record of the activities and various projects of the Daesan Foundation for the last 10 years, including a list of grant recipients, screening committees, publications and photos. The book also features essays on each project written by famous domestic and foreign writers such as Le Clézio and Margaret Drabble.
The Daesan Foundation and the Association of Writers for National Literature co-organized a literary symposium for centennial anniversary writers. The symposium "Song and Dream in the Colony - KIM Sang-Yong, KIM So-Wol, NA Do-Hyang, JEONG Ji-Yong, JU Yo-Sup, CHAE Man-Shik" commemorated writers who were born in 1902 and was held at the Conference Hall of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on September 26th∼27th. Following a presentation by Prof. YU Jong-Ho entitled "The Formation of Korean Poetry in the first half of the 20th Century", 18 participants, divided into poetry and fiction, discussed the six writers' life and their literary activities. Also, as part of the symposium, a poetry reading was held at the Migliore Myungdong Event Hall on September 27th.
In commemoration of its 10th anniversary, the Daesan Foundation set up the Daesan Literary Awards for College Students in 2002. The awards aim at inspiring fresh vitality into the 21st century Korean literature. Co-managed by Changbi Publishers Inc., the Awards committee invited college students to submit their manuscripts of poetry, novel, dram(scenario) and criticism. From the 1,111 students who applied, the Foundation selected 4 winners each of whom received 5 million won along with a gift of literary tour to Eurpoe for two weeks. The Foundation also awarded 2 million won and a gift of a 10-day literary tour to Japan. The award ceremony was held at the Kyobo Life Insurance Building on January 17th, 2003.
The Daesan Foundation held the 'Korean Literature in Translation Book Fair' to raise awareness of Korean Literature and support the cause of promoting Korea's national image and cultural profile during the 2002 World Cup finals. In the exhibition 216 titles of Korean contemporary and classic novels, poems and essays that have been translated into 20 different languages were displayed. The book fair, co-organized by the Korea Literature Translation Institute and Kyobo Book Center, was held at the Kyobo Book Center from May 27th to June 15th. On display were 46 German titles and 38 titles in English, including Park Wan-Suh's novel "A Sketch of the Fading Sun" and Chae Man-Shik's "Peace Under Heaven". With 58 titles, French translations constitute the largest part of the fair: the book of poems "Les racines d'amour" by Hwang Tong-Gyu, the classic love story "Le Chant de la Fidele Chunhyang", and Lee Seung-U's novel "L'Envers de la Vie" were among the French titles on display. The book fair also featured translations in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Italian, Romanian, Vietnamese and Turkish.
The 10th Anniversary Exhibition In commemoration of the 10th anniversary, the Daesan Foundation held 'The 10th Anniversary Exhibition' in the lobby of the Kyobo Building on December 2nd ∼ 6th. In the exhibition, 252 titles of book which have been published or awarded by the Foundation, photos of the Foundation's activities, articles and press releases of the Foundation, congratulatory messages from major writers, and various advertisement materials were displayed. 10-Year History Book and Video The Foundation is putting together the 10-Year History Book of the Daesan Foundation . The book contains a record of the activities and various projects, including the list of grant recipients, screening committee, publications and photos. The book also features essays on each project written by famous domestic and foreign writers. The book will be published in early 2003. Also, a video containing the 10 years of history and future plans of the Foundation was made. In it, the Foundation announced its new vision to be "The Most Trustworthy Literature Foundation in the World". This 10-minute video was shown at the Ceremony for the Daesan Literary Awards and the 10th Anniversary Ceremony on November 29th.
- Symposium '100 Years of Contemporay Korean Literature'
- SIN Dong-Yeop Literary Festival동엽 문학제 - co-orgarnized with the Association of Writers for National Literature
- Goethe Drama Festival 연극제 - co-organized with the Seoul Arts Center
- UK-Korea Literature Forum - Organized in collaboration with the British Council * If you click the above writer's name, you can read the thesis of this forum.
- Young Writers Forum opening 2,000's
- Lee Kang-Baek Theatre Sponsored by Kyobo Life Insurance - Organized in collaboration with Seoul Arts Center
- Grants for Publishing Valuable Books - Organized in collaboration with Kyobo Book Centre
- Exhibition of Pictures
of Literary Figures and Manuscripts of Deceased Writers' Work - Organized in collaboration
with the Committee for the 1996 Year of Literature
- International Conference on the Translation
of Korean Literature -
Organized in collaboration with the Institute of Translation, Yonsei
University, Seoul
- Symposium Marking the 50th Anniversary of Liberation
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