Writers Association of Korea

Writers Association of Korea
한국작가회의
Formation November 18, 1987
Chairman
 Choe Won-sik
Website www.hanjak.or.kr
Writers Association of Korea
Hangul 한국작가회의
Hanja 韓國作家會議
Revised Romanization Hangung jakga hoeui
McCune–Reischauer Han'gung chakka hoeŭi

The Writers Association of Korea is a society formed by writers of South Korea to promote Korean literature and support Korean writers.

History

On November 18, 1974, the Council of Writers for Freedom and Practice (hangul: 자유실천문인협의회) was established by a number of writers including Ko Un to protect the rights of writers, and started a campaign to free the poet Kim Ji-ha from imprisonment.[1][2] 1987, the group was extended to become Association of Writers for National Literature, and then in 2007 it was renamed the Writers Association of Korea.[3][4]

There are 13 branches and 9 branches nationwide. There are 5 sections such as novels, poetry, poetry, children's literature, and criticism. The office is located in Yonghyeon Building, 50-1 Yonggang-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.

The past chairmans are Lee Si-young, Gu Jungseo and Jeong Hui Seong.

References

  1. ↑ "The 40-year history of the Writers' Association of Korea". The Dong-A Ilbo. September 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Authors in Their Forties". Korea Focus: 60. January 2015.
  3. ↑ ""나는 나의 말이고 나의 글이네"…고은의 생애와 詩세계". Yonhapnews. 28 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "한국작가회의, 제23회 전국고교생백일장 개최". Book DB. 25 May 2017.
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