Participating as Guest of Honor from May 22 to 25
Ten Korean Authors Including Lee Geumi and Lee Suzy to Join
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, together with the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea, will officially participate as the Guest of Honor in the "2025 Asia Children's Content Festival," which will be held at the Singapore Central Library from May 22 to 25.
The "Asia Children's Content Festival" is a leading international event specializing in children's and youth content in Asia, held annually in Singapore since 2010. It serves as a platform where children's literature authors, publishers, and educators gather to communicate and collaborate. This year's participation is particularly meaningful as it marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Singapore.
The Korean Guest of Honor Pavilion (80㎡), located at the entrance on the first floor of the Singapore Central Library, will feature a Participating Authors Exhibition Zone, a Digital Experience Exhibition Zone, an Authors' Workshop Zone, and a Domestic and International Award-winning Works Exhibition Zone. Through these zones, a diverse array of Korean children's publishing content will be introduced and shared with visitors.
Notably, this year's Guest of Honor program will see the participation of ten leading Korean children's authors: Kang Hyesook, Park Hyunmin, Baek Jihae, So Yunkyung, Oh Mikyung, Lee Geumi, Lee Suzy, Cha Eunsil, Han Rakyung, and Heo Jungyoon. Through lectures, expert discussions, and author workshops, they will widely promote the creativity and cultural depth of Korean children's content. The works of these ten authors will be introduced to local publishers and readers, including Lee Geumi, a representative author of Korean youth literature known for works such as "Yujin and Yujin"; Lee Suzy, the first Korean recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award (HCAA) who has contributed to the globalization of Korean picture books; Park Hyunmin, who creatively expressed the identity of Korean children's content by designing the key visual for this year's festival and Guest of Honor program; as well as Baek Jihae and So Yunkyung, who reinterpret Joseon-era portrait techniques and traditional folktales.
In the Digital Experience Exhibition Zone, in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Children's Books, picture books that reinterpret traditional Korean stories in a modern way will be showcased. An online exhibition titled "#Bottari Vacation" will also be held, featuring virtual reality (VR) experiences to engage visitors in new and unique ways.
Additionally, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Singapore, a picture book reciprocal translation program will be conducted. Each country will select five of its own picture books to be translated (into English and Korean, respectively) and donate them to libraries and educational institutions in the other country, thereby promoting ongoing content dissemination and cultural exchange. Authors of the selected Korean books?Kang Hyesook, Oh Mikyung, Cha Eunsil, Han Rakyung, and Heo Jungyoon?will also be present at the festival.
At the festival's official event, "Guest of Honor Night," the Korea-Singapore reciprocal translation books will be unveiled, and publishing professionals from both countries will have opportunities to network. The Guest of Honor Original Art Showcase (BIG COF Showcase) will feature 43 original works by emerging Korean authors, actively promoting new talent.
Lim Seonghwan, Director General for Media Policy at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, "Through this festival, I hope to lay the foundation for publishing exchange and cooperation not only with Singapore but also across Asia." He added, "We will actively promote the excellence and cultural value of Korean children's content so that 'K-Book' can lead the global market as a world-class brand and a core content for cultural export."
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