The Daesan Literary Awards for Young Writers are intended to contribute to the refinement of the sensitivities of young people and to their overall development. The awards also aims at the discovery and training of those who play a leading role in tomorrow's Korean literatur

Categoreis : Poetry (including Sijo) / Fiction

Applications :
With the support and cooperation of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, middle and high school students are invited to submit manuscripts of their own creative writing; those showing outstanding talent are selected to attend Literary camps for the young held with the participation of noted writers. Those judged most deserving receive scholarships which are total 60 million won.

The results of the screening of the submitted works are combined with writing competitions held during the Literary Camps to determine the winners of the Awards(Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize, Bronze Prize) which are given in four separate categories: Middle School Poetry and Fiction, High School Poetry and Fiction. The middle school students receiving the Grand Prize in each section for the outstanding literary quality of their works are each awarded a scholarship through high school and the high school students through university. They are encouraged to become professional writers.

The award-winning works in each category are published in a widely-distributed anthology, while award-winners are form an ongoing association and to publish a review designed to help them continue to develop their literary skills and keep in close touch with one another.

Schedule: Submission of manuscripts: early March - late May / Screening: June / Announcement of screening results: mid-July / Literary camp and awards ceremony: earl August / Publication of anthology: October

The 11th (2003)  

From the 1,576 students who applied, the Foundation selected 37 winners and granted a total of 80 million won to them. High school students SONG Seom-Byeol in the poetry section and JANG Yu-Mi in the fiction section were awarded the Grand Prize and received a scholarship for two years of university. The Foundation also selected four students for the Gold Prize, ten for the Silver Prize, and twenty one for the Bronze Prize. These students received scholarships of five hundred thousand won to one million won each.  

A Literary Camp was held at Kyobo Life Insurance Company's Human Resources Development Institution from August 5 to 7. During the Camp, students and noted writers screened their works attended various cultural programs such as a literary lecture, an athletics meeting, movie screenings, etc.    

The award-winning works in each category were published by Minumsa publishing company in a collection entitled The Galaxy Hung on a Wall.

The 10th (2002)  

From the 1,768 students who applied, the Foundation selected 40 winners and granted a total of 70 million won to them. High school students SO Eun-Hae in the poetry section and PARK Hye-Jeong in the fiction section were awarded the Grand Prize and received a scholarship for two years in University. The Foundation also selected four students for the Gold Prize, ten for the Silver Prize, and twenty four for the Bronze Prize. These students received a scholarship of five hundred thousand won to one million won each.  

 A Literary Camp was held at Kyobo Life Insurance Company's Human Resources Development Institution on August 6 to 8 during the Camp, noted writers screened their works, and they attended various cultural programs such as a literary lecture, an athletics meeting, and movie screenings, etc.    

 The award-winning works in each category were published entitled We should be a Cartoonist by Minumsa publishing company.

The 9th (2001)  

From the 1,927 students who applied, the Foundation selected 59 winners and granted a total of 70 million won to them. High school students KIM Dong-Kyun in the poetry section and LEE Yun-Beom in the fiction section were awarded the Grand Prize and received a scholarship for two years in University. The Foundation also selected four students for the Gold Prize, ten for the Silver Prize, and forty three for the Bronze Prize. These students received a scholarship of five hundred thousand won to one million won each.  

 A Literary Camp was held at Kyobo Life Insurance Company's Human Resources Development Institution on August 8 to 10. During the Camp, noted writers screened their works, and they attended various cultural programs such as a literary lecture, an athletics meeting, and movie screenings, etc.    

 The award-winning works in each category were published entitled Let's Love in Shiny Days by Minumsa publishing company.

The 8th (2000)  

Long-term scholarship	Poetry	Lee Wan
	Fiction	Kuk Sun-Kyung
Scholarships	35 for Poetry, 24 for Fiction
Literary Camp	August 1 - 4, 2000 at Kyobo Life Iusurance Human Development Center
Publication	"Treading on a Dreaming Pedal" Minumsa Publishing Co.,Ltd.

The 7th (1999)

The 6th (1998)

Long-term scholorships	Poetry	Cho Sang-Hyuk
	Fiction	Sin Han-Jin
Scholarships	36 for Poetry, 24 for Fiction
Literary Camp	August 3 - 6, 1998 at Kyobo Life Insurance Human Development Cente
Publication	"Indeed they lived happily everafter, didn't they?"Minumsa Publishing Co.,Ltd.

The 5th (1997)

The 4th (1996)

The 3rd (1995 - 1996년)

The 2nd (1994 - 1995)

The 1st (1993 - 1994)