Dong-in Literary Award
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The Dong-in Literary Award (Korean: 동인문학상) is a South Korean literary award named after novelist Kim Dong-in, established in order to honour the literary achievement of The Republic of Korea. In commemoration of the Korean modern literature pioneer, Kim Dong-In, this award is given each year to the novelists with short and mid-length works published in the main Korean literary magazines to promote the creativity of domestic novelists. The award was established in 1955 and is currently run by the Chosun Ilbo, a newspaper of record for South Korea.
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