The Yook Woo Dang Literary Award (

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, April 1, 2013. Yun Hyon-seok was a South Korean

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activist and poet who used "Yook Woo Dang" as his pen name. Yun's dream as a poet and writer was for a renaissance and resurrection of Korean traditional poet and literary creation. After years of experiencing discrimination for his homosexuality, Yun committed suicide in 2003. Ten years after his death, the Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea established the award in his memory. The application eligibility is unlimited, and accepts a variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, essays.

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