Kakao Brunch publishes 10 winning titles from 13th Brunch Book Publishing Project

Kakao Brunch has officially published the grand prize-winning titles from its 13th Brunch Book Publishing Project.

Kakao said Monday that its content publishing platform Brunch has released 10 grand prize-winning works from the 13th Brunch Book Publishing Project. The Brunch Book Publishing Project is a literary competition held annually since 2015. The 13th edition took place last October.

About 14,000 entries were submitted for this edition — a significant increase from the previous round — producing a record competition ratio of 1,400 to 1, according to Kakao. The 10 winning works selected through judging have now been published as print books.

The 10 published titles span two fiction entries and eight general-category works: "The Most Human City" (Jeong Hyeon-jae, Sigongsa), "Insects Have a Lot on Their Minds" (Jo Yong-ju, Day One), "Please Dispose of Me as an Unidentified Deceased" (Lee Yu-jin, Namugyeouiuija), "Age 60, Living With Complete Strangers" (Jo Seon-hui, Saemteo), "I'll Only Work Two Hours" (Seoninchang, Humanist), "Behind the Scenes of a Rootless Music Show" (Park Hui-yeong, Anon Books), "Think From the User's Perspective" (Jeong Geu-rin, Hanbit Media), "Mountain of the Beast" (Hong Jin-hui, Clayhouse), "First, Eat Something Delicious" (Lee Su-min, Eunhaengnamu) and "Chungju City's B-Grade Promotion Pioneer" (Jo Nam-sik, Iyagijangsoo).

Kakao has also organized a series of events to mark the publication and broaden reader engagement. Starting Monday, online promotional exhibitions will run on KakaoTalk's gift service and YES24. A relay interview series featuring the 13th Brunch Book authors will be published through Channel Yes, YES24's webzine.

A reader participation promotion called the "Brunch Reading Club" event will run alongside for two weeks. Anyone can take part by writing reading notes through Brunch's live reading feature and sharing verification photos.

Kakao said participants who read the 13th edition's winning titles and record reading notes will have a higher chance of winning. Prizes awarded by raffle include an e-book reader and a complete set of all 10 published titles autographed by the authors.

"We have prepared various promotional exhibitions and events so that the 10 works that broke through the highest competition ratio in our history can connect with more readers and gain wider recognition," a Brunch official said. "We will continue to contribute to fostering the creator ecosystem and expanding the reading culture so that hidden stories can come to light through Brunch."