Sijo Competition Rules and Information

in collaboration with the Korea Institute, Harvard University

Divisions: one division open to all pre-college students (grade 12 and younger).

Guidelines:

Write one sijo in English on a topic of your choice. A title for the sijo is not required.
More information on writing sijo can be found here.
Entries must be submitted through our website.
One entry per category per contestant is permitted. (Contestants are permitted one essay and one sijo entry.)
All entries must be written in English.
Contestants' names cannot be written in their entries.
We reserve the right to use all submitted pieces in future publications of the Sejong Cultural Society with no compensation to the authors.
We reserve the right to not award any prizes.

Prizes (funded by the Korea Institute at Harvard University):

First ($300), Second ($200), Third ($100)
Honorable mention: Friends of Pacific Rim Awards ($50 each)
Competition winners will be announced in AZALEA: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture.
Winners' works may be published in the Korea Times Chicago and the Korean Quarterly.