SIBF 2025 18-22 June, 2025 l COEX Halls A & B1
Archive
Exhibition and Lectures
Canada and Korea: 60 More Years Together
Canada has been selected as the Spotlight Country for the Seoul International Book Fair 2023 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Canada.
Canadian publishers will be taking part at the Canadian stand under the theme “Canada and Korea: 60 More Years Together”. Check out a wide range of French- and English-language originals and Korean translations by some 30 Canadian publishers!
One of the special guests at this year’s Seoul International Book Fair is Yann Martel, who won the Booker Prize for his global bestseller Life of Pi. Visitors will have a chance to hear this Canadian author share his richly imaginative stories while on his first visit to Korea.
Co-exhibitors
Douglas & McIntyre
While Douglas & McIntyre publishes literature of all subject areas, we welcome authors of underrepresented communities, including voices of women, LGBTQ2+, and people of colour. Works within areas of Biography/Memoir, Environment and Nature, and Children's Books would be fantastic to see from local Korean publishers.
Weigl Educational Publishers
Weigl Educational Publishers is an educational publisher specializing in curriculum-based resources designed for elementary and middle school classrooms and libraries. Our products are available in both print and digital formats, and in more than 15 different languages, providing educators with the flexibility to deliver content in the most suitable format for their students' needs.
Portage&Main Press, HighWater Press
HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage & Main Press, publishes award-winning stories by emerging and established Indigenous writers. We work to honour and support Indigenous resurgence by amplifying diverse narratives that share joy, creativity, strength, bravery, and community.
Lectures
Yann Martel visited the Seoul International Book Fair on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Canada.
This Canadian author is known for his highly creative exploration of the human psyche.
Along with Korean fiction writer Kim Jung-hyuk, Martel shared his thoughts about what it means to be human.
▶ What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Throughout his work, Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi, has pondered the question of what it means to be human. What defines us as human beings? Martel has repeatedly attempted to peer inside the human psyche. Visitors will have a chance to hear his perspective on life and his thoughts about what it means to be human.
- Speaker: Yann Martel (Novelist)
- Moderator: Jeong Yeo-ul (Writer)
- Date/Time: June 14 (Wed) 17:00–18:00
- Location: Book Salon
▶ A Conversation Between Yann Martel and Kim Jung-hyuk
Yann Martel and Kim Jung-hyuk are both novelists who craft fantastic stories through their special powers of imagination. How could the characters they create be described? While they may seem peculiar, readers often end up discovering something about themselves in those characters. Martel and Kim will read passages from each other’s books Life of Pi and The Library of Musical Instruments and then continue with a conversation.
- Speaker: Yann Martel (Novelist), Kim Jung-hyuk (Novelist)
- Moderator: Oh Eun-gyo (Literary Critic)
- Date/Time: June 15 (Thu) 12:00–13:30
- Location: Book Salon
