1st Prize: A laptop computer and chance to attend an addition award ceremony in Seoul, South Korea.

2nd Prize: A digital camera.

3rd Prize: An iPod.

To enter:

1. Sign up and read! Complete this entry form and submit it to the Center for East Asian Studies by NOVEMBER 2, 2007 (new deadline). We email you to let you know when you can pick up a copy of the book you chose, either The Guest or My Sister Bongsoon.

2. Write and submit an essay! Follow the instructions on the application form to write a 2,000 word critical essay in English on the book you chose, and submit it to the Center for East Asian Studies by November 29, 2007. Click here to submit your essay electronically.

We will begin evaluating submissions on November 30, 2007, and will announce the winners at an award ceremony in December. The first place winner will be entered automatically into a world-wide competition run by the LTI Korea, the three finalists of which will be invited to an award ceremony in Seoul in December, 2008.