Korean publishing houses head to London Book Fair

A total of 14 local publishing houses and literary organizations are participating in this year’s London Book Fair, according to the Korean Publishers Association.

The participating publishers and organizations include Literature Translation Institute of Korea, Kong & Park, Inc., YeaRimDang Publishing Co., Ltd. and Sakyejul Publishing. The publishers will be exhibiting their books during the festival and seeking opportunities to publish them overseas.

LTI Korea and the British Council are also jointly hosting a seminar on Korean literature and Korea’s publishing industry during the festival.

This year’s London Book Fair runs from April 15 to 17 in London, England.

By Claire Lee (dyc@heraldcorp.com)