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2022 LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators
2022 LTI Korea Translation Award forAspiring Translators seeks to discover a new talent in Korean literary/culturalcontents translation who will serve as a bridge between Korean and globalliteratures.
· Target languages
Literature | English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Arabic |
Webtoon | English, French, Japanese and Spanish |
Film | English, Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese |
· Eligibility
Literature | Applications are welcome from translators of all nationalities who have not yet received an official translation grant or published a translated work of Korean literature in their target language. (Applicants whose previous translations only appeared in LTI Korea Translation Academy and/or Translation Atelier collections are eligible for a literary translation category.) |
Webtoon | Applications are welcome from translators of all nationalities who have not had more than one webtoon/webcomic translation published in either print or an online platform. |
Film | Applications are welcome from translators of all nationalities who have not had more than one subtitle translation of a media content (films, TV dramas) released in theatres, film festivals, or through OTT services such as Netflix, Watcha, YouTube Originals, etc. |
※ Co-translationsare not accepted
※ Multiple applications are notallowed, and will be disqualified immediately. You can only apply for one language in one of the genres.
· Set texts (Please select one from each category of the list below.)
1) Literature
구분 | 작품명 | 저자 | 수록도서 |
고전 | 「덴동어미화전가」 | 미상*박혜숙 편역 | 『덴동어미화전가』(돌베개, 2011) |
근대 | 「사하촌」 | 김정한 | 『사하촌』(문학과 지성사, 2004) |
현대 | 「빨간 열매」 | 이유리 | 『브로콜리 펀치』(문학과 지성사, 2021) |
2) Web-toon
작품명 | 작가 | 분량 | 제공 플랫폼 |
「미래의 골동품 가게」 | 구아진 | 프롤로그~9화 | 네이버웹툰 |
「자살캣」 | 양윤영 | 1~12화 | 포스타입 |
「댄싱 홀리데이」 | 쏠트빔(김다솔) | 1~10화 | 만화경(앱) |
3) Film
작품명 | 감독 | 분량 | 제공 플랫폼 |
「프랑스여자」 | 김희정 | 전체 | 네이버 영화, 유튜브 등 |
「라임크라임」 | 이승환, 유재욱 | 전체 | |
「시인 할매」 | 이종은 | 전체 |
· Prize:
- One winner will be selected in each language category.
- Each winner will be awarded 5,000,000 KRW and a plaque.
※ The prize for overseas residents includes a trip to Seoul (round-trip airfare and accommodation)
to attend the award ceremony. (subject to change depending on the COVID19situation)
· Requirements:
-Application (Please downloadthe application form from our website.)
-Translation manuscript
Literature: PDF format
Webtoonand Film: Please download the form from our website.*(uploaded)
※ You must translate the entire text including the title.
※ Personal information (your name, school, address, etc.) must not appear anywhere on the submitted manuscript.
· Applications are only accepted by email.
- Literature: [email protected]
- Webtoon and Film: [email protected]
· Application Period: May 1 ~ July 31(24:00 KST),2022
· Announcement of Results: The results will beannounced in October 27, 2022(All winners will be notified individually.)
· Award Ceremony: Early/Mid-December 2022
· For further enquiries, please email us.
- Literature: [email protected]
- Webtoon and Film: [email protected]