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2022 Overseas Publication Grants

Info   2022 Overseas Publication Grants   2022.01.03     Overview of grants   Qualification   • Overseas publishers who have imported or are planning to import Korean publication copyrights - Books that have been published or are to be published in local markets, beginning November 1st, 2021 to October 31st, 2022. - Such books must be published in the time period and submitted to the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea by November 11th, 2022.   Scope of selection   • Around 40 books will be selected, and grants will be provided in amounts varying by region - Europe and North America: USD3,000 - China and Japan: USD2,500 - Other countries: USD2,000   Application method   Application period...
  • VOL.42 / 2022.01
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Observing the Stature of K-Literature Through Foreign Literary Awards

Topic   Observing the Stature of K-Literature Through Foreign Literary Awards   2021.10.05   Korean literature was first introduced to foreign countries in the late 19th century. However, it wasn’t until after works of Korean literature started receiving literary awards abroad that they were translated and published full-scale in foreign countries, attracting foreign readers and grabbing the interest of major publishers and publishing agencies in foreign countries.Some awards have been given to works of Korean literature since the early 2000s, but ever since Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-Sook received the Man Asian Literary Prize, works of Korean literature have continuously been winning literary prizes, and the number of those prizes have been increasing as well. Since 2012, when Castella by Park Min-Gyu received the Japan Translation Award in 2015, and The Vegetarian by Han Gang was the winner of the Man Booker International Prize in 2016, interest in Korean li...
  • VOL.39 / 2021.10
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Writer Kwon Jung-Min

Korean Authors   Writer Kwon Jung-Min “Picturing” an Ordinary Scene with a Fresh Perspective   2024.01.02   Unlike novels, which use words to create a picture in the reader’s mind, picture books allow the reader to imagine the story using only “pictures.” If you are a reader who needs a break from reading and watching in the midst of flashy digital visual media, a picture book can be a shelter. Kwon Jung-Min finds new aspects in familiar scenes in everyday life and captures the hidden aspects of human beings in a fresh way through the art of drawing. Following is an interview with Kwon, who practices looking into herself through picture books.       It’s a pleasure to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Could you please briefly introduce yourself to our readers?   Hi, I’m Kwon Jung-Min, a picture book writer. Picture books speak a different language and follow a different logic than normal books. When you feel ...
  • VOL.66 / 2024.01
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The MZ Generation Reads New Non-Fiction

Topic   The MZ Generation Reads New Non-Fiction   2021.09.06   When did the golden age of non-fiction begin?   There is a genre that boasts of being at the best place in the bookstores. It is non-fiction, in particular essays, a genre where people speak frankly about their personal stories."The golden era of non-fiction has arrived" has become too cliché. Essays were once treated as "useless writings" until the beginning of the 2000s, when novels or books about money and economics prevailed in the markets. However, as mega-hit essay collections emerged entering the 2010s, such underestimation dissipated. Publishers, who belatedly realized that essays make money, have begun to fiercely launch essay collections into the market.For example, Kim Nan-Do’s You Become an Adult After Wavering for Thousand Times (Munhakdongne Publishing), Hyemin Sunim’s The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down (Suo Books), Lee Byung-Ryul’s Attraction (Dal Publishers), and Lee Oi-Su...
  • VOL.38 / 2021.09
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2nd Week, September 2021

Best Sellers   2nd Week, September 2021 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2021.10.05   It’s September in Korea, and the warm sun and the cool breeze put smiles on people’s faces. As the traditional book-reading season of autumn approaches, fiction is showing its presence on the integrated list of bestsellers. Along with the continued popularity of the Dollagoot Dream Department Store series, which has brought about a fantasy fiction syndrome in Korea, writer Han Kang’s I Do Not Bid Farewell ranked first on the list. This book is the first new title from Han Kang in five years since she won the International Booker Prize in 2016 with The Vegetarian (Changbi) and has been gaining popularity among not only Korean readers but also foreign readers. The story I Do Not Bid Farewell depicts the memories of love that make human beings human in poetic sentences against the background of the Jeju April 3 Incident, a painful event in Korean histor...
  • VOL.39 / 2021.10
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Anonbooks

Korean Publishers   Anonbooks A Publisher that Makes Books to Enrich Quiet, Peaceful Time   2023.05.02   People say that literature is the window to a beautiful world. Literature has been portraying human life, evolving anywhere where there’s language. Some literature has been developing vibrantly with its own distinct color. And there’s a new publishing house that specializes in such literature. It is Anonbooks, established in 2021. Since its establishment, Anonbooks has been focusing on publishing fiction and non-fiction, concentrating on producing modern Korean literature, involving authors from all careers, be they professional or newly debuted. Following is an interview with Anonbooks, a 2-year-old publisher that hopes to give readers a quiet, peaceful time with their tranquil literature.   Logo of Anonbooks     It’s an honor to have you on K-Book Trends. Please introduce Anonbooks to our international readers,...
  • VOL.58 / 2023.05
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Naver and Kakao Compete Over Acquisition of Web-novel and Webtoon Platforms

Naver and Kakao Compete Over Acquisition of Web-novel and Webtoon Platforms   2021.07.05     Web-novel and webtoon markets optimized for mobile consumption for their short-length content are growing exponentially. Serialized web novels are settling in at the center of the e-book market with the facilitation of membership services. According to the status report on web-novel users released by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) in 2020, the web-novel market is a promising market showing steady growth, assessing the field as the next leader of K-content given that the current trend of paid services continues. Experts in the industry expect the size of the web-novel market in Korea to reach 600 billion won in 2020 from approximately 20 billion won as of 2013.According to the status report on webtoon businesses announced by KOCCA in 2020, the webtoon market in Korea is estimated to have grown from 466.3 billion won in 2018 to 640.1 billion won in 2019. The m...
  • VOL.36 / 2021.07
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Namhaebomnal

Korean Publishers   Namhaebomnal A Publisher that Makes Stories for Spring   2023.04.03   Warm sunshine fills the world, and bright green buds are sprouting – it’s spring. Publishing house Namhaebomnal, located in Tongyeong-si, Gyeongssangnam-do, the region where spring comes first in Korea, publishes stories that are warm, like spring days. Producing and discovering unique cultural arts content and valuable stories in Tongyeong, Namhaebomnal is a medium-sized publishing house that went into its 10th year last year. Following is an interview with Namhaebomnal, which has been diligently growing the flower of culture like sprouts in spring through various projects such as running the Bomnal Bookstore, a cultural space in Tongyeong, and cooperating with other publishers, on top of publishing books.   Logo of Namhaebomnal     It’s an honor to have you on K-Book Trends. Please introduce Namhaebomnal to our international ...
  • VOL.57 / 2023.04
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The Korean Book Importing Success Story of Diamond, a Japanese Publisher

The Korean Book Importing Success Story of Diamond, a Japanese Publisher   2021.07.05   Why Diamond acquired the publication rights of the book, I Almost Lived Too Hard   It was April 2019 when I heard about the book I Almost Lived Too Hard (Woongjin ThinkBig) (Japanese title: あやうく一生懸命生きるところだった). As soon as I saw its appealing title and theme, I was convinced that it would also sell in Japan. Books related to emotional sicknesses such as depression and stress were trending in the Japanese publishing market around that time, and there was already the atmosphere among the public that the book’s topic of “not living to the fullest” might be accepted. As I also had a time when my mind was very distressed, I wanted to present this book to people with “exhausted minds.”Besides, it was around that time that another bestselling Korean book, I Decided to Live As Myself (Woods of Mind’s Books) (Japanese title: 私は私のままで生きることにした) began ...
  • VOL.36 / 2021.07
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Writer Cho Kwang-Hee

Korean Authors   Writer Cho Kwang-Hee A Lawyer, Writer, Novelist, and scriptwriter...Cho is Breaking Down the Boundary   2023.03.13   Writer Cho Kwang-Hee is a lawyer, writer, novelist, and scriptwriter for musicals and dramas. He has been breaking down the boundaries between fields and genres and walking on his own distinct path. It would be normal to feel overwhelmed by doing one thing, but he says he is eager to spend more time as a writer. He says he feels so happy when his stories are reborn as a new genre. Following is an interview with Cho, who never stops taking on new challenges, as can be seen in his preparation for the upcoming meet & greet with international readers in April.       It’s an honor to have you on K-Book Trends. Please say hello to our subscribers and briefly introduce yourself.   Hello, everyone. I’m writer Cho Kwang-Hee. The title “writer” is still a...
  • VOL.56 / 2023.03
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