2008-05-19 / II00000004

This is the final report of the 2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival, which took place on May 18~24, 2008 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong. The final report contains an overview of the festival, information on the program and participating writers and interviews.

2020-06-12 / II00000207

For the purpose of generating a discourse on Korean literature and introducing Korean writers and works to general readers and experts overseas, KLN publishes book reviews by overseas scholars and publishers. This is a review of the Bengali translation of Poems from Korea by Kang Unkyo et al.

2025-12-01 / II00001675

These are English translations of two poems, “Ink Rubbing” and “Graphite Rubbing,” by poet Song Jaehak, translated by Jack Saebyok Jung.

2005-05-07 / II00000002

This collection of essays from the 2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival contains essays by 40 writers under the age of 45. The festival took place on May 18~24, 2008 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong.

2008-05-01 / II00000003

This anthology from the 2008 Seoul Young Writers’ Festival contains selected works of 40 writers under the age of 45. The festival took place on May 18~24, 2008 in Seoul, Youngju and Andong.

2025-12-01 / II00001651

The Cover Feature of KLN Vol. 70 centers on the theme of “The Birth of a Writer” and explores the stories of two writers (poet Jo Hae Ju and writer and stand-up comedian Soyoon Won), who began their literary careers through paths other than Korea’s unique “literary debut” (deungdan) system. The Featured Writer section includes an interview with poet Shin Hae-uk, ten of her poems, and a critical review of her work. This issue also introduces essays by Swedish comic book artist Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom and French translator Pierre Bisiou. The Bookmark section features Jeong Gi Hyun’s short story “Wishful Wall-Clock World” and Kim Young-ha’s essay “The Waltz of Expectation and Disappointment,” as well as poems by Song Jaehak and Moon Tae Jun. The issue also includes reviews of Korean literature published in English, Japanese, Turkish, Spanish, and Dutch, such as dd’s Umbrella, A Thousand Blues, and Reinvestigation.