Jeonbuk
Independent Publishing Book Fair Jeonju Book Festival
독립출판 북페어 전주책쾌
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Plan your visit
- Dates
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- Venue
- Cultural Marketplace Gathering / Local Marketplace Moijang
- Address
- 118 Jeonjucheon-dong-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province (Jeondong) 2nd Floor
- Admission
- Free
- Organizer
- Jeonju-si / Library Lifelong Learning Headquarters Library Industry and Book Culture Industry Team
- Operating hours
- 11:00~19:00 (Korean original)
- Program
- - Main Programs: Book Sales / Lectures / Exhibitions / Experience Programs - Side Events and Programs: Events / Photo Zone Operations, etc. 1. Participating Teams Book Sales - Promotion and sale of new books from a total of 94 teams including independent publishers, creators, and bookstores nationwide (1st floor Local Public Market Moijang for support and sales of books from Life Bookstore and lectures) 2. Lectures - 7.17. (Fri) 11:30~13:00 A Day in the Life of an Independent Publishing Freelancer / Kim Hyun-kyung (Representative of Womgeureiaenbeul-Pavilion) - 7.17. (Fri) 14:00~15:30 10 Years of Bookstore, After the Graduation Ceremony / Kim Joo-eun (Representative of Simda, Cultural Planner of Night of Trees) - 7.17. (Fri) 16:30~18:00 How to Escape the Book Fair: Imagining One-Person Distribution Beyond 'Sales' / Lee Yeoro (Author, Operator of Info Shop Clothes and Books) - 7.18. (Fri) 13:00~15:00 Where Books Stayed and Left, Traces of Support / Okyeong-Pavilion (Professor at the Academy of Korean Studies) - 7.18. (Sat) 16:00~18:00 Words from Two Second-Hand Bookstore Owners in Daegu and Jeonju / Hojae (Representative of Daegu Book Seller), Choi Chang-geun (Representative of Jeonju Hangane Bookstore) - Moderator: Yoo Seol (Promotional Planner of Jeonju Book Fair) 3. Exhibition - Special Exhibition: Room of Support (A special exhibition containing stories from across the country about Support) - Open throughout the event period / 2nd floor Cultural Public Market Space J 4. Experience - Support Experience: Printing Books (Woodblock printing experience with the Complete Edition Cultural Center) - 2nd floor Cultural Public Market Space J 5. Event - Goods giveaway event with book purchase (Goods given on a first-come, first-served basis for purchasing 2 books) - Open Run Event (Goods provided on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 11 AM on both days of the event)
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Festival location
Cultural Marketplace Gathering / Local Marketplace Moijang
118 Jeonjucheon-dong-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province (Jeondong) 2nd Floor
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About the festival
The Independent Publishing Book Fair Jeonju is a book event hosted by Jeonju-si. Independent publishing creators, publishers, and bookstores from across the country gather to showcase and promote new works,·and experience lectures, exhibitions, hands-on activities, and events related to independent publishing. This year marks the 4th edition of Jeonju Book Fair, which has established itself as a meaningful cultural event for citizens who love books.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · TourAPI · TourAPI 3495394
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