Eligibility and Target Laguages

• Eligibility

  - Applications are welcome from translators of all nationalities who have not yet received an official translation grant or published a translated work of Korean literature in their target language. (Applicants whose previous translations only appeared in LTI Korea Translation Academy and/or Translation Atelier collections are eligible for a literary translation category.)

  
  
• Target languages

  - English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (Both Simplified and Traditional languages are available), Japanese, Vietnamese and Indonesian

• ※ Co-translations are not accepted.

  ※ Multiple applications are not permitted, and will result in immediate disqualification. Applicants may submit their application in only one language and must choose from one of three genres: literature, film and webtoon.

  ※ Previous winners are ineligible to win again in the same genre.

  ※ Should any form of plagiarism be confirmed, the award may be revoked.

Settexts

• Title	Author/Publisher	Source publication	Range
  「두 사람의 인터내셔널」	김기태/문학동네	『두 사람의 인터내셔널』	p.111 ~ p.143 (the entire short story)
  「리틀 프라이드」	서장원/북다	『이효석문학상 수상작품집 2024』	p.225 ~ p.247 (the entire short story)
  「혼모노」	성해나/북다	『이효석문학상 수상작품집 2024』	p.251 ~ p.284 (the entire short story)

  ※ Only one translation manuscript of the designated work should be submitted.

  ※ Due to copyright issues, please purchase the settexts as a paper book or an e-book.

  ※ The page information in the table above is based on the paper book. In case of the e-book, please translate the entire short story regardless of the page information.

Requirements

• Application form filled out and submitted through KLWAVE platform.
• Translation manuscript (Please upload the translation manuscript in PDF format.)

• ※ The entire text including the title should be translated, otherwise the application will be disqualified immediately.

  ※ Personal information (your name, school, address, etc.) must not appear anywhere on the submitted manuscript.

  ※ Applications must be completed online through the LTI Korea KLWAVE platform (https://klwave.or.kr) where applicants can fill out the relevant forms and submit the translation manuscript.

  ※ Please note that we do not accept applications by email, standard or express.

Prize

• One winner will be selected in each language category.
• Each winner will be awarded 5,000,000 KRW and a plaque.

• ※ The prize for overseas residents includes a trip to Seoul (round-trip airfare and accommodation) to attend the award ceremony.

Application Period : 2025. 6. 1. ~ 2025. 7. 31. 23:59(KST)

• ※ All dates and times are based on the Korean Standard Time (KST). Any applications submitted after this time will be disqualified immediately.

Announcement of Results

- November, 2025 (All applicants will be notified individually)