VOL.69/2024.04

 

Titles Selected for the Overseas Publication Grants 2023

 

2023.07.03

 

The Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA) provides publication grants to promote the export of Korean publications. The grants offer partial financial aid to foreign publishing companies that have published or intend to publish Korean content based on copyright agreements.
For this year’s grants, we selected a total of 42 titles from 32 publishing companies across 17 countries, and they are as follows:

 

 

Parajsa jote

English title | Your Paradise
Author | Lim Jae-Hee
Applicant | OMBRA GVG Publishing House
Country (published language) | Albania (Albanian)

 

 

 

 

Consegue ouvir meu coração?

English title | Can You Hear My Mind?
Author | Cho Arah
Applicant | Editora Caixote
Country (published language) | Brazil (Portuguese)

 

 

 

 

El libro de las chicas

English title | Time Blossom
Author | Lee Kyung-Sun
Applicant | Recrea Libros
Country (published language) | Chille (Spanish)

 

 

 

 

 

我们的身体学校系列 1~6: 便便侦探帮帮我, 知心博士帮帮我, 洗衣房阿姨帮帮我,
氧气瓶教练帮帮我, 头盔博士帮帮我, 骨头叔叔棒棒我

English title | Scholar Body School: 1. Help, Detective Poop!, 2. Help, Doctor Puzzle!, 3. Help, Ms. Laundry!, 4. Help, Oxygen Tank Coach!, 5. Help, Doctor Helmet!, 6. Help, Mr. Skeleton!
Author | Shin Soon-Jae, Heo Eun-Shil, Lee Ji-Hyeon
Applicant | BEIJING 21ST CENTURY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LTD
Country (published language) | China (Simplified Chinese)

 

 

 

 

哭也没关系, 因为这里是大海: Doming的情绪幻想插画集

English title | Encyclopedia of Strange Diseases
Author | Doming
Applicant | HUBEIFINEARTS PUBLISHING HOUSE
Country (published language) | China (Simplified Chinese)

 

 

 

 

夏天

English title | Summer is Coming
Author | Lee Su-Ji
Applicant | Jieli Publishing House Co., Ltd.
Country (published language) | China (Simplified Chinese)

 

 

 

 

被驱逐的小狮子

English title | Blue Lion Wanini
Author | Lee Hyeon
Applicant | Jieli Publishing House Co., Ltd.
Country (published language) | China (Simplified Chinese)

 

 

 

 

我们决定离开这颗星球

English title | We Decided to Leave This Planet
Author | Cheon Sun-Ran, Park Hae-Wool, Park Moon-Young, Oh Jung-Yeon, Lee Ruka
Applicant | Zhejiang Literature&Art Publishing House
Country (published language) | China (Simplified Chinese)

 

 

 

 

La Maison du dino

English title | It Fits!
Author | Song Sun-Ok
Applicant | Éditions Cambourakis
Country (published language) | France (French)

 

 

 

 

Knochensuppe 1~2:
Der Mörder aus der Zukunft, Knochensuppe, Die Nacht, in der zwölf Menschen verschwanden

English title | Beef-bone Soup
Author | Kim Young-Tak
Applicant | Christian Strasser
Country (published language) | Germany (German)

 

 

 

 

Mondeis

English title | Moon Sherbet
Author | Baek Hee-Na
Applicant | Maerchenwald Verlag
Country (published language) | Germany (German)

 

 

 

 

Der Tiger, der seinen Löwenzahn nicht wollte

English title | The Legend of My Friend
Author | Lee Ji-Eun
Applicant | Maerchenwald Verlag
Country (published language) | Germany (German)

 

 

 

 

World Called Children

Author | Kim So-Yeong
Applicant | Haru Publisher
Country (published language) | Indonesia (Indonesian)

 

 

 

 

You Don’t Need to be Loved by Everyone

Author | Lee Pyung
Applicant | TransMedia Pustaka
Country (published language) | Indonesia (Indonesian)

 

 

 

 

PINK BLUE ピンク＆ブループロジェクト

English title | Hello, My Pink Blue
Author | Soh Ieon
Applicant | tababooks
Country (published language) | Japan (Japanese)

 

 

 

 

むしぎょうざの ほかほかちゃん

English title | Warm Mr. Dumpling
Author | Shim Bo-Young
Applicant | TOY Publishing
Country (published language) | Japan (Japanese)

 

 

 

 

世宗大王を探せ

English title | Find King Sejong
Author | Kim Jin
Applicant | TOY Publishing
Country (published language) | Japan (Japanese)

 

 

 

 

Yita y el arcoiris

English title | Byeol and the Rainbow Bridge
Author | Hannah
Applicant | ABISMOS CASA EDITORIAL
Country (published language) | Mexico (Spanish)

 

 

 

 

Lille muldvarps sommer

English title | A Mole’s Summer
Author | Kim Sang-Keun
Applicant | Fortellerforlaget
Country (published language) | Norway (Norwegian)

 

 

 

 

Book 1: Toto Enters the Virus Universe

Author | Kim Jung-Wook
Applicant | World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Country (published language) | Singapore (English)

 

 

 

 

Pips mamma

English title | Peepy’s Mom
Author | Baek Hee-Nah
Applicant | Tranan och Trasten AB
Country (published language) | Sweden (Swedish)

 

 

 

 

小學生的健康生活教室 1~2:
改變孩子未來的思考閱讀系列, 小學生的理財觀念教室: 改變孩子未來的思考閱讀系列

English title | Happiness Lesson for Children 1-2: Why is Everything Delicious Bad?, Does Having Much Money Make You Happy?
Author | Oh Se-Yeon, Kim Jin-Hwa, Park Hyun-Hee, Kim Min-Joon
Applicant | ACME PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

鼴鼠的夏天

English title | The Mole’s Summer
Author | Kim Sang-Keun
Applicant | Children's Publications Co., Ltd.
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

休假

English title | Vacation
Author | Lee Myung-Ae
Applicant | Children's Publications Co., Ltd.
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

在婚姻裡, 可以兩個人狂歡, 也要一個人暢快

English title | The Marriage Life of Two Individualists
Author | Lee Jung-Seop
Applicant | China Times Publishing Company
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

新聞室的那些時刻(暫定)

English title | The Scenes
Author | Sohn Seok-Hee
Applicant | China Times Publishing Company
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

我等待著你

English title | I’m Waiting For You
Author | Kim Bo-Young
Applicant | Locus Publishing Company, Co., Ltd.
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

我們可以回去嗎: 一起守護地球

English title | Will We be Able to Go Back?
Author | Lee Sang-Ok
Applicant | PrettySmart Cultural & Creative Co., Ltd
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

9歲小男生的性教育指南(全2冊), 9歲小女生的性教育寶典(全 2冊)

English title | Sex Education for 9-year-olds 1-2: For Boys (Body & Mind), For Girls (Body & Mind)
Author | Kyungi
Applicant | PrettySmart Cultural & Creative Co., Ltd
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

我希望我女兒活得自私

English title | I Want My Daughter to Live Selfishly
Author | Jung Yeon-Hee
Applicant | SUN COLOR CULTURE CO., LTD
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

希望媽媽也能好好愛自己

English title | I Want Mom to Love Herself
Author | Jang Hae-Joo
Applicant | SUN COLOR CULTURE CO., LTD
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

我想吃掉你的故事

English title | I Will Eat Your Stories
Author | Myung So-Jung
Applicant | TITAN Publishing Co., Ltd
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

一起跳舞吧?

English title | Shall We Dance?
Author | Lim Deok-Ran
Applicant | Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Ltd.Communication Co., Ltd.
Country (published language) | Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

 

 

 

 

ถึงเธอผู้เป็นที่รัก... จากเสี้ยวความทรงจำ

English title |  From Sisun Onward
Author | Chung Se-Rang
Applicant | Jamsai Publishing Co., Ltd.
Country (published language) | Thailand (Thai)

 

 

 

 

ขอให้ฉันจงมีแต่ความสุข

English title | Perfect Happiness
Author | Jung Yoo-Jung
Applicant | Jamsai Publishing Co., Ltd
Country (published language) | Thailand (Thai)

 

 

 

 

ความจริงเป็นสิ่งที่ตาย

English title | Killing Your Friend
Author | Lee Kkoch-nim
Applicant | Mind and Thought Co., Ltd.
Country (published language) | Thailand (Thai)

 

 

 

 

อย่าลืมว่าเรามีวันนี้ได้แค่ครั้งเดียวเท่านั้น

English title | Who Will Come to My Funeral When I Die?
Author | Kim Sang-Hyeon
Applicant | Springbooks
Country (published language) | Thailand (Thai)

 

 

 

 

อาหารเช้าคอยบอกเราว่า “วันนี้เริ่มขึ้นแล้วนะ”

English title | Breakfast: Things that Came to My MindDuring Breakfast
Author | Lee Da-Hye
Applicant | Springbooks
Country (published language) | Thailand (Thai)

 

 

 

 

Sabahı Yaşayanlar İçin Gelecek Öğleden Sonradır

English title | The Afternoon is the Future for Those Who Live in the Morning
Author | Lee Guk-Hwan
Applicant | Lotus
Country (published language) | Thailand (Thai)

 

 

 

 

Witch of Mine 1

Author | Haeyoon, MAS
Applicant | Ablaze Publishing
Country (published language) | US (English)

 

 

 

 

The Restorer's Home Omnibus Vol. 1

Author | Kim Sang-Yeop
Applicant | Ablaze Publishing
Country (published language) | US (English)

 

 

 

 

Thế giới không có người xấu

English title | There are No Bad People in the World
Author | Won Jae-Hoon
Applicant | Viet Nam AZ Communication and Culture Company Limited
Country (published language) | Vietnam (Vietnamese)

 

 

 

 

 

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