The 13th Daesoon Literary Arts Contest award ceremony was held on October 9th.

The award ceremony, which was broadcast online on the official YouTube channel of the religious order, Daesoon Jinrihoe, started with a congratulatory speech by the Deputy Director of the Religious Research & Edification Department, Lee Jaeho. Next there was a report on the progress of the contest, then an announcement of the winners, and lastly, the judges provided their appraisals and comments.

The winners received certificates and plaques in real time by participating in the awards ceremony through the video conferencing program, Zoom.

This year’s Daesoon Literary Arts Contest reviewed a total of 85 submitted works: 52 prose submissions and 33 verse submissions.