<First Fairy Tale Book by Author Baek Myeongsuk, 'The Amazing Timid'>
The Jeonbuk Writers' Association will be hosting a literary walk on May 15th at 6:30 PM. This event, led by poet Shin Solwon, will be a gathering to share the charm of creative works that transcend genres by combining fairy tales and poetry.
The host, author Shin Solwon, is a poet and children's literature writer who won the Cheongang Literature Award in the children's literature category in 2013. At this event, they will introduce poet Oh Yeongseok's first poetry book 'Missing the Old Country Inn', fairy tale writer Baek Myeongsuk's first fairy tale book 'The Amazing Timid', and the recent work 'Children Making Wind' by fairy tale writer Lee Gyeongok, while discussing the creative process.
Poet Oh Yeongseok, born in Gochang, Jeonbuk, has won awards such as the Seojeong Literary Newcomer Award and the Future Poetry Newcomer Award, and currently works as a high school teacher. Through his first poetry book 'Missing the Old Country Inn', he expresses warmth and longing in daily sensations, as seen in lines like 'It's not just a simple longing / A deep, deep longing'. He delicately captures the fading sense of the world through everyday objects and landscapes, as in the line 'The village landscape guarded by stone walls has disappeared'. His poetry evokes a gentle smile and lingering emotions in readers, offering new romance in fading memories and reflections on life from its corners, making the poet's literary world even more noteworthy in the future.
Author Baek Myeongsuk won the 2023 Fairy Tale Debut Literature Award and has worked as a librarian at a university library, living alongside books for a long time. Her first fairy tale book, 'The Amazing Timid', contains six stories, including the tale of a dog named Canu and a baby named Yul arguing over a bowl, the courage of a grasshopper named Chorok surviving despite losing its family, the process of a timid girl named Sohee accepting herself through an ugly doll, a moment when a grandmother with dementia's memory shines brightly in front of an old sewing machine, reflections on friendship through personifying books, and the excitement of a grandmother waiting for love. This work delicately explores themes of family, life, relationships, and self-acceptance, resonating with both children and adults. The author's other works include 'Writing for Writing Books' and 'How to Play with Books'.
Author Lee Gyeongok made her debut in the 2018 Jeonbuk Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest and won the Best Award in the Fairy Tale category of the 2024 Korea Andersen Award. Through her recent work 'Children Making Wind', she explores the historical spaces of Jeolla and Sunjacheong through literature. The author expressed that she had long contemplated and worked on creating this piece to portray the stories of Jeonju in literature. The work centers around the story of Dalrae, who defies her father's opposition to enter Sunjacheong. At that time, fans were symbols revealing one's status and authority, considered exclusive to the royal family and nobles. In contrast, commoners were said to have used fans made of feathers or cloth. Dalrae, a commoner, realizes that even with just a cloth fan, she can bring joy and coolness to her fellow commoners, choosing a path to benefit more people with her own hands. Her other works include 'Run, Dalgoo!', 'The Coincidental Outing of the House Cat', and 'They Are Really Family'.
Chairman Jung Dongcheol expressed, "I hope this literary walk will be a place where everyone, from children to adults, can meet and empathize with each other's lives through literature." The May literary walk, open to anyone interested in literature, will be held on May 15th at the Jeonbuk Writers' Association office (35 Jungsan Central Road, Room 302, Wansan-gu, Jeonju).
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