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International Exchange Grants 2020.03.02 Korean Literature Spreading its Wings around the Globe! "International Exchange Grants" The Literature Translation Institute of Korea supports literary events and activities promoting and presenting Korean literature in and outside of Korea! For Whom? Host organizations or individuals such as overseas publishers, overseas institutes for Korean studies, and organizing committee for overseas literary festivals! About What? Provide direct expenses needed for international exchange programs! Deadline? Grant applications are accepted at exchange@klti.or.kr throughout the year and reviewed on quarterly basis! "2019 International Exchange Grants" Funded 36 Korean Literary events in 15 countries since its launch! Interested? Please visit for more information. (https://www.ltikorea.or.kr/en/contents/business...

VOL.20 / 2020.03

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Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ① Literature publication

Current status of each field in the Korean publishing market ① Literature publication 2020.02.03 Interesting stories from the past will always attract people’s minds; literature was the beginning and the flower of publication in every country. The poems, novels, essays, and plays written in Korean by Korean authors that sublimate their identity, emotions, and critical minds are an irreplaceable pillar of Korean culture. In particular, while undergoing turbulent modern history including the Japanese colonization, the Korean War, military dictatorship, industrialization, democratization, globalization, and informatization, Koreans would reflect the wounds in gemlike poems, novels, and essays, and share them in the form of a book. While not neglecting the pains of the time and standing against unjust authority, literature also played a role as an encourager that gave courage and hope to readers. Korean publication is also a resemblance of literature;...

VOL.19 / 2020.02

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1st Week, December 2023

Best Sellers 1st Week, December 2023 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2024.01.02 It is the first week of December, 2023, and diligent readers in Korea seem to be preparing for the coming year already. Some popular self-help and humanities titles, such as Trend Korea 2024 and Sayno Love, continue to dominate the integrated bestseller lists with their insights on life, wisdom and wealth.In the meantime, the new titles by Korean literary legend Jo Jung-Rae - Golden Paper 1 and 2 - have been ranked in the top 10, filling the hearts of Korean fiction fans with excitement. Described as a “victory of the writer’s spirit,” Jo, who has devoted his entire life to literature, sharply examines the human desire for money. He captures the raw reality of our society, where people live and die for money, and raises a warning against the dehumanization of the world due to materialism. How about taking a look at the new nove...

VOL.66 / 2024.01

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South Korea's publishing market based on category

South Korea's publishing market based on category 2019.12.09 The biggest characteristic of South Korea's publishing industry is that the portion of books on education and learning for young children to students of all ages is very large. South Korea's college-attendance rate is roughly 70 percent, which is one of the highest among OECD countries. According to a 2016 survey by the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training (KRIVET), 47 percent of respondents said they went to college for a better job, 25 percent said they attended to learn more and 14 percent said they went to college because graduating from university would result in better treatment in society. South Korea has a dense population compared to the geographical territory it has and combined with Korean parents wanting to educate their children for their future stability, the situation has created a society where nearly all the people have received higher education. At the epitome of th...

VOL.18 / 2019.12

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Hyeon Jeong Lee

Korean Translator Hyeon Jeong Lee 2024.01.02 PROFILE Hyeon Jeong Lee (she/her) is a freelance translator based in Champaign, Illinois, USA. She studied English Literature at Seoul National University and received her PhD in English at the University at Buffalo, USA. She was awarded a translation grant from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea for her English translation of Uhye Song’s White Bird, which she co-translated with Cynthia M. Childs. Lee also co-translated Sung-hee Yoon’s short story “The Duty of Loneliness” with Childs and published it in the Tammy Journal. Currently, she is writing a Korean-American history textbook with members of the Midwest Korean School Association. Lee’s major translation interests include literary fiction, academic pieces on Korean history or society, and literary criticism. CONTACT • Email: iwrit...

VOL.66 / 2024.01

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#Winter

#K-Book #Winter KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2024.01.02 Snow 1. Publication Details Title | SnowAuthor | Yoon Jane, Oh SeungminPublisher | NURIMBOPublication Date | 2018-01-17ISBN | 9788958762157No. of pages | 36Dimensions | 210 * 260 2. Book Intro One snowy day, kids hurriedly run outside with excitement. But the main character from Snow only looks out the window. She has a disability and cannot walk. The grandmother in the story empathizes with her granddaughter and relays a story from her childhood about what she did on a snowy day.After the opening in Snow, we are immediately taken to the Grandmother’s childhood days; a story of one snowy day in the 1950s unfolds with beautiful pictures and text. As the granddaughter listens to her grandmother’s story, she slowly opens up her heart. She says she ...

VOL.66 / 2024.01

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South Korea's policies to promote reading and reading movements

South Korea's policies to promote reading and reading movements 2019.11.04 In addition to smartphones, media bombards people daily, whether they take the form of regular information, videos or other forms of entertainment. As this sort of content increases and more forms of leisure appear, concerns over people reading fewer books are also growing. According to statistics, the reading rate of South Korean adults over the age of 19 (reading rate of paper books that are not textbooks, educational material, magazines or comic books) stood at 86.8 percent in 1994 only to plummet to 59.9 percent in 2017 (the rate was 62.3 percent when e-books were accounted for). On average, the rate dropped 1 percentage point every year over that period. When compared to the reading rates of underage students from elementary school students to high school students that top 90 percent, the adult reading rates are not to be ignored. South Koreans have long upheld traditional values related to s...

VOL.17 / 2019.11

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Agency list

Agency List Agency list 2024.01.02 Abba Communication Ltd. Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts. Focused Subjects LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation Contacts • Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA • Han-gyul GoE-mail : abba@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA ...

VOL.66 / 2024.01

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South Korea's Imprint System in Publishing

South Korea's Imprint System in Publishing 2019.10.07 Most well-known South Korean publishers have several imprints (independent brands under the same publishing house). This number can go up to double-digits for large publishing houses, while smaller publishers' number of imprints is usually in the single-digit range. Imprints are a way for publishers to expand their publishing range as well as the size of their business and improve profits. Around 2005, the number of imprints grew rapidly in South Korea, and this trend was led by Woongjin Thinkbig, which managed more than 30 imprints at one point. They had a publishing system where they would recruit well-known people from the industry, like directors or editors, give them high wages and place them in charge of imprints. After looking at their performance for two years, the company would decide whether to extend their contract or not. In addition to Woongjin, Minumsa, 21st Century Books and Wisdom House, which...

VOL.16 / 2019.10

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Visual adaptation rights for books and sales

Visual adaptation rights for books and sales 2019.10.07 Global attention towards South Korea's cultural content has been growing. Music records, videos, performances, art, clothing, food and even temple-related cultural content have been subject to global interest. The following takes a look at visual content adaptations of South Korean literature on the global stage and offers an outlook for these adaptations going ahead. Rights to adapt South Korean literary works into television dramas, movies and musical performances are being sold overseas. Previously, diverse South Korean television dramas like “Winter Sonata”, “Autumn In My Heart” and “Daejanggum” were exported overseas and ended up great successes. On the back of this success, book adaptations of these dramas were later released in several countries like Japan, Taiwan and China to wide acclaim. This signaled the beginning of a Korean wave for literature and bod...

VOL.16 / 2019.10

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