Established in 2004, the annual Gjenima Prize recognizes the creator of an important body of literary work or a single major literary achievement that has played a part in current history.
Choi Dongho received the award personally from Gjenima Prize committee chair Dr. Gjeke Marinaj at a ceremony held Oct. 5 at Korea University, Seoul.
The ceremony included congratulations from Korea University President Jintaek Jeong, as well as introductory remarks Byeong-ho Jeong, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and Seong-ho Yoo, dean of the College of Humanities at Hanyang University.
A Professor Emeritus of Korean Language and Literature, having begun teaching at Korea University in 1988, Choi Dongho has served as the president of the Society of Korean Poets, as well as the founding…
