Pyongyang, February 12 (KCNA) -- Our Classroom Literary Prize was awarded to schoolchildren on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il.

An awarding ceremony took place at the youth league hall on February 11.

Present there were Mun Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, officials concerned and officials of the youth league and schoolchildren.

Our Classroom Literary Prize was conferred on more than 600 schoolchildren who have achieved successes in creating literary works while bringing into full bloom their talents under the benefits of the best socialist educational system.

Highly appreciated were a large number of literary works as they truthfully depicted the beautiful mental world of the rising generation following and supporting only the respected fatherly Marshal Kim Jong Un and creditably carrying forward the tradition of loyalty and patriotism. -0-