The Literature Translation Institute of Korea began to hold the Korean Diaspora Literature Essay Contest in 2018 in an effort to advance the discourse on diaspora literature and to raise people’s recognition of diaspora literature. Under the theme of “Korean Literature Embracing Differences and Diversity,” the 4th essay contest was held in the second half of 2020 for 26 works of ethnic Korean writers from overseas. The Collection of Winning Essays contains the winning essays of the 38 prize winners.