Winners of 57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards第57届韩国现代文学翻译奖获奖名单
The Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of its 57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards, one of the longest-running honors dedic...
The Korea Times announced the winners of its 57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards, recognizing translators of fiction, poetry and other Korean literary works. Breanna Hundley won the fiction Grand Prize for translating Cho Ye-eun’s “How to Get Your Deposit Back,” while Jude Vandervort received a fiction commendation. The ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 10 at the Korea Press Center in Seoul.
Noh Hye-yeon and Park Se-yeon received poetry commendations for translations of poems by Lee Su-myeong and An Hee-yeon, respectively.
The jury awarded no poetry Grand Prize, saying the submissions were less strong overall than those in fiction and that two commendations would more fairly recognize the translators’ promise.
Ku Bon-seung received the Kevin O’Rourke Prize for translating Danyao’s “Giraffe Is the Name of the World.”
The awards are sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KB Financial Group, and the Kevin O’Rourke Prize is presented in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland in Korea.
Published Nov 1, 2026 12:01 pm KST
Fiction Grand Prize winner Breanna Hundley, left, and fiction Commendation Award winner Jude Vandervort / Courtesy of Breanna Hundley and Jude Vandervort
The Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of its 57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards, one of the longest-running honors dedicated to Korean literary translation.
The Grand Prize in fiction, awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, went to Breanna Hundley of the United States for her translation of novelist Cho Ye-eun’s “How to Get Your Deposit Back.”
The Commendation Award for fiction was given to Jude Vandervort of the U.S. for his translation of Jeong Ji-a’s novel “Bead by Bead.”
Poetry Commendation Award winners Noh Hye-yeon, left, and Park Se-yeon / Courtesy of Noh Hye-yeon and Park Se-yeon
Two Commendation Awards in poetry went to Noh Hye-yeon for her translation of poems by Lee Su-myeong, including “To Unfold a Bird,” and to Park Se-yeon for her translation of poems by An Hee-yeon, including “There Was a Fire.”
No Grand Prize was awarded in poetry this year, as the jury found the poetry submissions less strong overall than those in fiction and judged that two commendations would more fairly recognize the promise shown by translators.
Kevin O'Rourke Prize winner Ku Bon-seung / Courtesy of Ku Bon-seung
The Kevin O’Rourke Prize was awarded to Ku Bon-seung of the U.S. for his translation of Danyao’s “Giraffe Is the Name of the World.” Presented in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland in Korea, the prize honors the legacy of the late Kevin O’Rourke, a distinguished translator of Korean literature.
The Korea Times congratulates this year’s winners and thanks all participants for the care and effort they put into their translations. Through the awards, the newspaper seeks to nurture translators who can bring Korean literature to readers around the world. It welcomes submissions for next year’s competition as international interest in Korean writing continues to grow.
This year’s award ceremony will be held on Nov. 10 at the Korea Press Center in Seoul. The awards are sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KB Financial Group.
Grand Prize in fiction : Breanna Hundley (Cho Ye-eun’s “How to Get Your Deposit Back”)
Commendation Award in fiction: Jude Vandervort (Jeong Ji-a’s novel “Bead by Bead”)
Commendation Awards in poetry: Noh Hye-yeon (selected poems by Lee Su-myeong) and Park Se-yeon (selected poems by An Hee-yeon)
Kevin O'Rourke Prize: Ku Bon-seung (Danyao’s “Giraffe Is the Name of the World”)
Judges: Sora Kim-Russell (award-winning translator), Krys Lee (associate professor in the Underwood International College at Yonsei University) and Ji-Eun Lee (professor in the Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures at Emory University)
《韩国时报》公布了第57届韩国现代文学翻译奖的获奖名单，表彰了翻译小说、诗歌及其他韩国文学作品的译者。布雷安娜·亨德利凭借翻译赵艺恩的《如何拿回你的押金》荣获小说类大奖，朱迪·范德沃特获得小说类奖项提名。颁奖典礼定于11月10日在首尔韩国新闻中心举行。
卢慧妍和朴世妍分别因翻译李秀明和安熙妍的诗歌而获得诗歌表彰。
评委会没有颁发诗歌大奖，称诗歌作品的整体水平不如小说作品，并表示颁发两个表彰奖更能公平地认可译者的潜力。
顾本胜因翻译丹瑶的《长颈鹿是世界的名字》而获得凯文·奥罗克奖。
这些奖项由韩国文化体育观光部和 KB 金融集团赞助，凯文·奥罗克奖由韩国爱尔兰大使馆合作颁发。
发布于2026年11月1日下午12:01（韩国标准时间）
小说类大奖得主布雷安娜·亨德利（左）和小说类嘉奖奖得主朱迪·范德沃特 / 图片由布雷安娜·亨德利和朱迪·范德沃特提供
《韩国时报》很高兴地宣布第57届韩国现代文学翻译奖的获奖者名单，这是韩国文学翻译领域历史最悠久的奖项之一。
由文化体育观光部颁发的文学大奖授予了美国作家布雷安娜·亨德利，以表彰她翻译的小说家赵艺恩的《如何拿回你的押金》。
小说类嘉奖授予了美国人 Jude Vandervort，以表彰他翻译的郑智雅的小说《珠串》。
诗歌表彰奖获得者卢慧妍（左）和朴世妍 / 图片由卢慧妍和朴世妍提供
两项诗歌表彰奖分别颁给了卢慧妍（音译），以表彰她翻译的李秀明（音译）的诗歌《展开一只鸟》；以及朴世妍（音译），以表彰她翻译的安熙妍（音译）的诗歌《曾有一场火灾》。
今年诗歌类没有颁发大奖，因为评委会认为今年的诗歌作品整体水平不如小说作品，并认为颁发两个表彰奖更能公平地认可译者所展现出的潜力。
凯文·奥罗克奖获得者 Ku Bon-seung / 由 Ku Bon-seung 提供
凯文·奥罗克奖授予美国译者具本胜，以表彰他翻译丹瑶的《长颈鹿是世界的名字》。该奖项由爱尔兰驻韩国大使馆合作颁发，旨在纪念已故的杰出韩国文学翻译家凯文·奥罗克。
《韩国时报》祝贺今年的获奖者，并感谢所有参赛者在翻译工作中付出的心血和努力。该报希望通过设立奖项，培养能够将韩国文学带给世界各地读者的译者。随着国际社会对韩国文学的兴趣日益浓厚，《韩国时报》欢迎大家踊跃投稿参加明年的比赛。
今年的颁奖典礼将于11月10日在首尔的韩国新闻中心举行。该奖项由文化体育观光部和KB金融集团赞助。
小说类大奖：布雷安娜·亨德利（赵艺恩的《如何拿回你的押金》）
小说类表彰奖：朱迪·范德沃特（郑智雅的小说《珠串》）
诗歌类表彰奖：卢慧妍（李秀明诗选）和朴世妍（安熙妍诗选）
凯文·奥罗克奖：具本胜（丹尧的《长颈鹿是世界的名字》）
评委：Sora Kim-Russell（获奖翻译家）、Krys Lee（延世大学安德伍德国际学院副教授）和Ji-Eun Lee（埃默里大学俄罗斯和东亚语言文化系教授）