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Seoul International Writers' Festival

서울국제작가축제

This edition has ended. These dates describe the past event; a future edition has not been confirmed on this page.

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Dates
Venue
Ara Art Center
Address
Seoul Special City Jongro-gu Insa-dong 9-gil 26 (Gyeonji-dong)
Admission
Free
Organizer
Korea Literature Translation Institute

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About the festival

The Seoul International Writers' Festival is a global literary festival that has been held since 2006 to promote the exchange between Korean and world literature. Celebrating its 15th edition in 2026, the festival creates a special venue where writers, readers, and various languages and stories come together in one place. It offers a rich program of dialogues, workshops, and exhibitions, allowing participants to experience literature more closely with both domestic writers and international authors who are not easily accessible. At the festival, where books, people, languages, and emotions intersect, attendees can have a profound literary experience that is only possible between people under the question 'Who are you?'

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · TourAPI

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