SIBF 2026 24(Wed) - 28(Sun) June, 2026 l COEX Halls A&B1
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Writers Program
Between One Small Step in LiteratureㅣBooktalk with writer Choi Jae-cheon / To Know to LoveㅣTo Read and Write Novel in the Era of OTT
Between One Small Step in Literature
Kang Hwa-gil, considered the pioneer of the Korean female thriller, and Yun Ko-eun, the first Asian to win the UK’s CWA (Crime Writers’ Association) Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger Award, discuss Korean literature today, the issues it faces, and the future.
ㅣ Speaker: Kang Hwa-gil (Novelist), Yun Ko-eun (Novelist)
ㅣ Moderator: Seo Hyo-in (Poet)
- Date/Time: June 1 (Wed) 16:30–18:00
- Location: Readers Hall 1
To Know to Love
Writer Choi Jae-cheon describes his craft as
ㅣ Speaker: Choi Jae-cheon (Chair Professor of Division of EcoScience at Ewha Womans University and president of Biodiversity Foundation)
- Date/Time: June 3 (Fri) 14:30–16:00
- Location: Readers Hall 1
※ This talk is sponsored by Hyohyung Books.
To Read and Write Novel in the Era of OTT
In discussing the Goncourt Prize-winning French novel The Anomaly, which has sold a million copies despite the pandemic, this session discusses whether novels can still make an impact on the masses.
ㅣ Speaker: Hervé Le Tellier (Novelist and Author of The Anomaly), Jung Ji-don (Novelist)
ㅣ Moderator: Jo Seung-yeon (Writer)
- Date/Time: June 5 (Sun) 11:30–13:00
- Location: Book Salon
