The Jeonbuk Writers' Conference held its regular general meeting on the 19th. Among the 60 members who participated, poet Jung Dong-cheol was inaugurated as the 13th president.

Poet Jung Dong-cheol, born in Jeonju, began his literary career in 2006 with works in the Gwangju Ilbo and Jeonnam Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest. His published poetry collections include "Appeared," "Thorny Folktales," and an English translation of the Myanmar democratization solidarity poetry collection "Do Not Put Red Flowers on My Grave." He has won the 16th Flame Literary Award and the 3rd Writer's Eye Art Award.

As the new president, Jung Dong-cheol appointed Jeon Eun-hee, a children's literature writer, as the office manager, and poets Kim Heon-soo, Kim Geun-hye, and writers Oh Bok-i as directors. He proposed literary walks with local residents, school festivals for elementary and middle schools, publication of Writer's Eye, and the establishment of the Jeonbuk Writers' Conference Archive as major projects for 2026. He also presented various plans to support writers' literary activities and establish the identity of the Jeonbuk Writers' Conference.

At the general meeting that day, there was an inauguration ceremony for the outgoing 12th president, Yu Kang-hee, as well as the award ceremony for the 18th Flame Literary Award and the 16th Writer's Eye Art Award. Novelist Hwang Bo-yoon, who wrote "Flowers Bloom in the New Year," won the 18th Flame Literary Award, while poet Park Bok-yeong, who presented "The Smell of Bile," was honored with the 16th Writer's Eye Art Award. The winners of the Flame Literary Award and Writer's Eye Art Award received prize money and plaques worth 3 million won and 1 million won, respectively.

Former presidents of the Jeonbuk Writers' Conference include poets Jung Yang, Choi Dong-hyun, Kim Yong-taek, critic Im Myeong-jin, novelist Lee Byeong-cheon, poets Ahn Do-hyun, Bok Hyo-geun, Kim Byeong-yong, children's literature writer Kim Jong-pil, poets Lee Byeong-cho, Kim Ja-yeon, and Yu Kang-hee.