Overview
- Hwang is one of 33 honorees named by the Culture Ministry this year, including 17 recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit across five grades.
- The distribution comprises one Geumgwan, four Eungwan, five Bogwan, four Okgwan and three Hwagwan awardees.
- The ceremony was scheduled for 2 p.m. at Modu Art Theater in Seoul’s Seodaemun District with Vice Minister Kim Young-soo presiding.
- Eungwan medals go to translator and critic Kim Hwa-young, theater director Han Tae-sook, artist Yoo Hee-young and architect Joh Sung-yong.
- Honorees receive a presidential citation and 10 million won, with ministerial plaques and 4 million won for three parents; Hwang’s global reach includes translations into 22 languages, 65 overseas editions and a 2024 International Booker shortlist.