Book Lovers Campaign

HISTORY

2003
The 10th Nationwide Literary Appreciation Contest for Primary School Students
As part of the Kyobo Book Centre's current "Book Lovers Campaign", the Daesan Foundation co-organized the Nationwide Literary Appreciation Contest for Primary School Students. About 5,000 applications were arrived and 97 students were selected as winners of the contest, the Grand Prize going to JI Sang-Hi. Onyangonchun Elementary School received a special award.
The award ceremony was held at the Conference Hall of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on December 23. The Grand Prize winner received cultural gift certificates equivalent to one million won, Most Excellent Prize winners three hundred thousand won, Excellent Prize winners two hundred thousand won, and Encouragement Prize winners thirty thousand won.
Visiting Lectures on Literature for High School Students
The Daesan Foundation and Kyobo Book Centre co-organized the visiting lectures on literature for high school students. Twelve eminent writers lectured at 20 high schools in Seoul, Inchoen, Gyunggi and Daegu areas to foster students' cultural understanding through literature.