Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, will hold the 2024 Dong-gu Reading Book 'Book of the Year' Reading Contest until the 26th of next month to promote a culture of reading and increase motivation for reading.
This contest was planned to create a happy humanities city by communicating through books, and the target books for the contest are the 2024 'Book of the Year' selected books (10 titles).
For each category, the books for infants are ▲'Nooran Gil-eul Jikyeojwo' (Park Sun-young) ▲'Gangmul-gwa Naneun' (Poetry by Na Tae-ju, illustrations by Moon Do-yeon), and for children are ▲'Geunyang Ssi-ui Dongmul Jigeop Sangsangso' (An Mi-ran) ▲'Ribo wa Anne' (Uh Yoon-jung), etc.
The books for teenagers are ▲'Goyohan Uyeon' (Kim Soo-bin) ▲'No Humans Land' (Kim Jeong) ▲'Sogeum Ai' (Lee Hee-young), and for adults are ▲'Nunbushin Anbu' (Baek Soo-rin) ▲'Dan Han Saram' (Choi Jin-young) ▲'Platform-eun Anjeon-eul Baedalhaji Anhneunda' (Park Jeong-hoon), etc.
The contest is held online in two categories: 'Book of the Year' book report (individual) and Reading Together (family/group).
The 'Book of the Year' book report category, aimed at elementary school students and above, requires selecting one book from the 10 'Book of the Year' titles in the relevant category and writing and submitting a book report (1-2 pages A4 length).
In the Reading Together category, families, neighbors, and friends read the 'Book of the Year' together and submit creative and free reading activity results that document the communication process.
The winning works will be announced on the Dong-gu website in early September after expert evaluation, and the awards ceremony will be held on September 7 at the Dong-gu Public Library Chaekjeongwon during the 'Reading Month' event. Winners will receive prize money and awards such as the Dong-gu Mayor's Award and the Superintendent of Education Award. Selected works will be exhibited at the Dong-gu Public Library Chaekjeongwon until the end of September.
Any Gwangju citizen can participate, and applications can be submitted by downloading the application form from the Dong-gu website or the mobile app 'Dudream' and sending the entry via email. For more details, contact the Humanities City Policy Division, Human Rights and Humanities Project Team.
Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "The 'Book of the Year' project, now in its fifth year, has special significance as it discovers outstanding works reflecting social themes through citizen participation every year, fostering communication and empathy," adding, "Through this reading contest, I hope it becomes an opportunity to read the 'Book of the Year' together, share thoughts, and connect 'me' and 'us,' and the relationships between people."
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