Novel Reading IV

2021-10-08 / II00000845

A total of 33 participating writers (17 from Korea and 16 from abroad) of the 2021 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival read selected excerpts from their own works. The 8 videos are divided into 5 novel readings and 3 poetry readings. From Korea, Jaesik Kwak, Kim Kichang, Kim Soom, Kim Yeonsu, Kim Jung Mi, Yun Ko-eun, Lee Miye, Yi Hyunseok, Lee hee young, Ch’oe Yun, Choi Jin-Young, Han Kang, Koh Jaejong, Sin Yongmok, An Hee-Yeon, Yu Gyeyoung, Lee Soyoun took part with their international counterparts, including Ge Shuiping, David Grossman, Mariana Enriquez, Maja Lunde, Max Porter, Matt Ruff, Vanessa Springora, Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen, Evgeny Vodolazkin, Ken Liu, Trent Dalton, Nouri Al-Jarrah, Rim Battal, Seán Hewitt, Amanda Chong, Jan Wagner.

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Writers in Conversation: Dear Masters of the Future

2021-10-08 / II00000862

These are videos of Writers in Conversation at the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival. The five sessions in 2021 were Body Signals (participants: Yi Hyunseok, Amanda Chong), Breaking Boundaries (participants: Yun Ko-eun, Lee Miye, Matt Ruff, Evgeny Vodolazkin), Warmth of Poetry (participants: An Hee-Yeon, Yu Gyeyoung, Rim Battal, Seán Hewitt), Dear Masters of the Future (participants: Kim Jung Mi, Lee hee young, Maja Lunde, Trent Dalton), and Please Look After Earth (participants: Kim Kichang, Lee Soyoun, Ge Shuiping, Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen). The video were produced in collaboration with Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS).

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Poster

2021-05-18 / II00000868

This is the poster of the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival. Under the theme of Awakening, the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival was held from Oct 8th to 24th in a hybrid format (online and offline), and invited 33 writers from Korea and abroad.

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Program

2021-09-08 / II00000869

The 33-page program of the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival contains an outline, a calendar of events, information on participating writers, and a detailed program in both English and Korean.

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Final Report

2021-11-25 / II00000870

This 51-page final report of the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival contains the following information: results of the festival, program structure and operation, participating writers, survey (participating writers and audiences) results, opening keynote speeches, closing keynote speeches, related articles and media coverage

2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival Writers in Conversation (photograph)

2021-10-08 / II00000916

These are photographs from Writers in Conversation of the 2021 Seoul International Writers’ Festival. In this program, writers from different corners of the world gather together to discuss various global issues with readers. The five sessions in 2021 were Body Signals (participants: Yi Hyunseok, Amanda Chong), Breaking Boundaries (participants: Yun Ko-eun, Lee Miye, Matt Ruff, Evgeny Vodolazkin), Warmth of Poetry (participants: An Hee-Yeon, Yu Gyeyoung, Rim Battal, Seán Hewitt), Dear Masters of the Future (participants: Kim Jung Mi, Lee hee young, Maja Lunde, Trent Dalton), and Please Look After Earth (participants: Kim Kichang, Lee Soyoun, Ge Shuiping, Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen).