2027 Sijo Competition

Deadline: February 28, 2027 (11:59pm Central Time)

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Divisions: adult division (age 19 and older) and pre-college division (age 18 and younger*)

* College students who are eighteen at the time of the competition deadline are asked to participate in the adult division.

 

Guidelines:

  • Write one sijo in English on a topic of your choice. A title is not required.
    Only one entry per applicant is permitted.
    More information on writing sijo can be found here.
  • Participants must participate in their age-appropriate division. Younger participants may not apply to the adult division.
  • All submissions must be original, previously unpublished, and must not have received an award in another competition. Sijo previously published or posted anywhere, including print publications, online publications, personal websites, blogs, or social media, are not eligible.
  • Entries must be submitted through our website.
  • All entries must be written in English.
  • Contestants' names must not appear in their entries.
  • The Sejong Cultural Society reserves the right to publish submitted works without compensation to the authors.
  • The Sejong Cultural Society reserves the right not to award any prizes.
  • Winners are generally announced by early April. This timeline may change depending on the number of submissions received. An updated announcement schedule will be posted on our website after the submission deadline.

Statement on the Use of AI and Plagiarism:

  • Each submitted sijo must be the poet's own original work.
Copyright Statement:
  • Authors retain the copyright to their submitted sijo. However, we kindly request that you acknowledge the Sejong Cultural Society if your work is later published online or in print. The Sejong Cultural Society retains the right to publish any works related to its programs in print, online, or in a future anthology.

 

Prizes:
  • Adult division: First ($1,000), Second ($750), Third ($500)
  • Pre-college division: First ($500), Second ($400), Third ($300)
  • Honorable mention (for both divisions listed above): ($50 each)
  • Competition winners may be announced in AZALEA: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture, published by the Korea Institute at Harvard University.
  • Winners' works may be published in the Korea Times Chicago or the Korean Quarterly or Children's Sijo World  (어린이 시조나라) Magazine published in Korea.

 

Submission Deadline: Feb 28, 2027 11:59 PM Central Time

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