The 2025 Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award are Accepting Nominations
by Keira Brown
Communications, Edinburgh
City of Literature Trust
05 Dec 2024
UNESCO City of Literature, Bucheon in South Korea,are currently taking nominations for its fifth Bucheon Diaspora Literary Awards.
Anyone could nominate a book title. The submission period is from 25 November - 13 December 2024. The key focus is on diaspora and this is what you should consider when making that nomination.
In 2024, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr won the award with The Most Secret Memory of Men.
Winner, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, with delegates from Cities of Literature in Bucheon, South Korea
'The interconnectedness of global literature is like the miracle of the world’s libraries, where books from diverse cultures engage in deep, invisible conversations with readers everywhere. From this perspective, we may all be a diaspora of one great imaginary and ancient nation, the nation of literature.'
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr's acceptance speech, 2024
Please find the nomination form here for submissions. You can alternatively submit a title via the website. The deadline is 13 December 2024 - good luck!
