# Daesan Literary Awards

The Daesan Literary Awards (Korean: 대산문학상) are one of the most prestigious literary awards in South Korea. Prizes are awarded annually to selected works of poetry, fiction, drama, literary criticism, and translation. As of 2016, each prize includes a monetary award of 50 million won. The award-winning works are often subsequently translated from Korean to other languages and published overseas.

## Winners

| Year | Category | Winner | Work |
| 1993 | Poetry | Ko Un | Songs for Tomorrow |
| 1993 | Fiction | Yi Seungu | The Other Side of Life |
| 1993 | Drama | O Taeseok | Why Did Shimch'ong Throw Herself Into the Indangsu Twice? |
| 1993 | Criticism | Baek Nakcheong | Viewpoint of Modern Literature |
| 1993 | Translation | Peter H. Lee | Pine River and Lone Peak (English translation) |
| 1994 | Poetry | Lee Hyeonggi | Undying City |
| 1994 | Fiction | Yi Cheong-jun | White Clothes |
| 1994 | Drama | — | — |
| 1994 | Criticism | Kim Uchang | A Jewel of a Poet |
| 1994 | Translation | Choe Yun & Patrick Maurus | La Place by Choi In-hoon (French translation) |
| 1995 | Poetry | Hwang Tong-gyu | Strong Wind at Misiryong |
| 1995 | Fiction | Choe Inseok | My Soul's Well |
| 1995 | Drama | Yi Yun-taek | Yeonsan, A Problematic Person |
| 1995 | Criticism | Yu Chong-Ho | The Delights of Literature |
| 1995 | Translation | Chung Chong-Hwa & Brother Anthony | The Poet by Yi Munyeol (English translation) |
| 1996 | Poetry | Chong Hyon-jong | The Trees of the World |
| 1996 | Fiction | Yi Hocheol | Southerners and Northerners |
| 1996 | Drama | Lee Kang-baek | Diary of a Journey to Yongwo |
| 1996 | Criticism | — | — |
| 1996 | Translation | Kim Mi-Hye & Silvia Bräsel | Windbestattun by Hwang Tong-gyu (German translation) |
| 1997 | Poetry | Kim Chunsu | Possession, Dostoevsky |
| 1997 | Fiction | Park Wanseo | Was That Mountain Really There? |
| 1997 | Drama | — | — |
| 1997 | Criticism | Kim Byung-Ik | New Writing and Truth of Literature |
| 1997 | Translation | — | — |
| 1998 | Poetry | Shin Kyeong-nim | Mother's and Grandmother's Silhouette |
| 1998 | Fiction | Kim Joo-young | The Skate |
| 1998 | Drama | Lee Man-Hee | Turn Around and Leave |
| 1998 | Criticism | Cho Nam-Hyon | Literary Discourse in the 1990s |
| 1998 | Translation | — | — |
| 1999 | Poetry | Hwang Ji-u | One Day I Will Sit in a Dimly-Lit Bar |
| 1999 | Fiction | Seo Jeong-in | A Man Who I Met in Venice |
| 1999 | Drama | Noh Kyung-Sik | Wind of a Thousand Years |
| 1999 | Criticism | Kim Jong-Chul | A Poetry Human and an Ecological Human |
| 1999 | Translation | Choi Mi-Kyung & Jean Noël Juttet | Le Chant de la fidèle Chunhyang (French translation) |
| 2000 | Poetry | Choi Seungho | Grotesque |
| 2000 | Fiction | Lee Yun-gi | Dumulmeori |
| 2000 | Drama | — | — |
| 2000 | Criticism | Oh Saeng-Keun | The House Being Constructed with Nostalgia |
| 2000 | Translation | Ko Kwang-Dan & Jean Noël Juttet | L'Envers de la vie (French translation) |
| 2001 | Poetry | Lee Sungboo | Mt. Chiri |
| 2001 | Fiction | Hwang Sok-yong | The Guest |
| 2001 | Drama | Lee Gun-Sam | Magnificent Escape |
| 2001 | Criticism | Choi Won-Shik | The Return of Literature |
| 2001 | Translation | Lee In-Sook, Kim Kyung-Hee, & Maryse Bourdin | Talgung by Su Jung-In (French translation) |
| 2002 | Poetry | Kim Chi-ha | Flowering |
| 2002 | Fiction | Kim Wonu | Nostalgia Essay of a Wayfarer |
| 2002 | Drama | Kim Myung-Hwa | The First Birthday |
| 2002 | Criticism | Kim Yun-Shik | Dialogue with Our Novel |
| 2002 | Translation | Yu Young-Nan | Everlasting Empire by Yi In-hwa (English translation) |
| 2003 | Poetry | Kim Kwang-kyu | The Time We First Met |
| 2003 | Fiction | Song Giwon | The Scent of a Human |
| 2003 | Drama | — | — |
| 2003 | Criticism | — | — |
| 2003 | Translation | Kim Edeltrud & Kim Sun-Hi | Vogël by O Jeonghui (German translation) |
| 2004 | Poetry | Lee Seong-bok | Ah, Mouthless Things |
| 2004 | Fiction | Yun Heunggil | Road to Soradan |
| 2004 | Drama | Park Sang-Hyun | The Lady Living in Room 405 Is Very Nice |
| 2004 | Criticism | Hwang Gwang-Soo | Finding Road, Making Road |
| 2004 | Translation | Park Hwang-Bae | A vista de cuervo y otros poemas by Yi Sang (Spanish translation) |
| 2005 | Poetry | Kim Myung-In | Ripple |
| 2005 | Fiction | Kim Yeonsu | I'm a Ghost Writer |
| 2005 | Drama | — | — |
| 2005 | Criticism | Jeong Gwa-Ri | Desire of That Which We Call Literature |
| 2005 | Translation | Francisca Cho | Everything Yearned For by Han Yong-un (English translation) |
| 2006 | Poetry | Kim Sa-in | Quietly Liking |
| 2006 | Fiction | Kim Insuk | That Woman's Autobiography |
| 2006 | Drama | Park Keun-hyeong | Kyeong-suk, Kyeong-suk's Father |
| 2006 | Criticism | Choi Dong-ho | Poetic Magic in a Muddy Heaven |
| 2006 | Translation | Jeong Eun-jin & Jacques Batilliot | Le vieux jardin by Hwang Sok-yong (French translation) |
| 2007 | Poetry | Nam Jin-woo | A Lion at 3:00 AM |
| 2007 | Fiction | Kim Hoon | Namhansanseong |
| 2007 | Drama | Bae Sam-Sik | A Record of Yeolha |
| 2007 | Criticism | Kim Yeong-Chan | Ghosts in the Theatre of Criticism |
| 2007 | Translation | Kang Seung-Hee, Oh Dong-Sik, & Torsten Zaiak | Die Geschichte des Herrn Han by Hwang Sok-yong (German translation) |
| 2008 | Poetry | Kim Hyesoon | Your First |
| 2008 | Fiction | Gu Hyo-seo | Nagasaki Papa |
| 2008 | Drama | Jung Bokgeun | A Package |
| 2008 | Criticism | Kim Inhwan | A Crisis of Meaning |
| 2008 | Translation | — | — |
| 2009 | Poetry | Song Chanho | The Evening the Cat Returned |
| 2009 | Fiction | Park Bum-shin | Gosanja |
| 2009 | Drama | — | — |
| 2009 | Criticism | Lee Kwangho | Anonymous Love |
| 2009 | Translation | Bruce Fulton, Ju-Chan Fulton, & Gicheong Gim | There a Petal Silently Falls by Choe Yun (English translation) |
| 2010 | Poetry | Choe Seungja | Lonely and Faraway |
| 2010 | Fiction | Park Hyoung-su | Nana at Dawn |
| 2010 | Drama | Choe Jina | Chasuk's Home, 1 Dong 28 |
| 2010 | Criticism | Kim Chi-su | Wounds and Cures |
| 2010 | Translation | Choe Ae-young & Jean Bellemin-Noell | Interdit de folie (French translation) |
| 2011 | Poetry | Dalja Shinwon | Papers |
| 2011 | Fiction | Im Cheolu | Farewell Valley |
| 2011 | Drama | Choi Chieon | Play of Insanity |
| 2011 | Criticism | Yeom Moo-woong | Literature and Reality of the Era |
| 2011 | Translation | Heidi Kang & Sohyun Ahn | Schwertgesang by Hoon Kim (German translation) |
| 2012 | Poetry | Paek Musan | All Edges |
| 2012 | Fiction | Jung Young-moon | The World of a Certain Title of Nobility |
| 2012 | Drama | — | — |
| 2012 | Criticism | Hwang Hyonsan | Well-Explained Misfortune |
| 2012 | Translation | Ko Hyeson & Francisco Karansa | Los arobles en la cuesta (Spanish translation) |
| 2013 | Poetry | Jin Eun-young | A Stealing Song |
| 2013 | Fiction | Kim Sum | Women and Their Evolving Enemies |
| 2013 | Drama | Koh Yeon-ok | Father in a Scabbard |
| 2013 | Criticism | — | — |
| 2013 | Translation | Choi Yang-hee | Jehol Journal by Bak Jiwon (English translation) |
| 2021 | Poetry | Kim Eon | Dear Blank Paper |
| 2021 | Fiction | Choi Eun-young | Bright Night |
| 2021 | Drama | Cha Geun-ho | Man with a Typewriter |
| 2021 | Criticism | — | — |
| 2021 | Translation | Choi Don-mee | Autobiography of Death by Kim Hye-soon (English translation, poetry collection) |