Mokpo City 'Successful Hosting of Literature Expo' Joins Hands with Local Literary Figures

Holding Meetings with Local Literary Organizations and Writers, Accelerating Promotion by Forming a Working Committee

Writers wishing for the successful hosting of the Mokpo Literature Expo, which will capture the excellence of regional literature, and Kim Jong-sik, Mayor of Mokpo
Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seunghyun Jeong] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do, held an event briefing and meeting on the 26th for local literary organizations and writers to ensure the successful hosting of the Mokpo Literature Expo.

On the 27th, the city announced that about 30 people from 8 organizations attended the meeting, including local literary groups such as the Mokpo Writers' Association, Mokpo Writers' Meeting, Poetry Society, Yudal Literary Society, as well as organizations related to writers Kim Woo-jin, Park Hwa-seong, Cha Beom-seok, Kim Hyun, and local independent bookstore representatives.

Mayor Kim Jong-sik of Mokpo said, "The Mokpo Literature Expo should rediscover Mokpo through literature, contribute to the popularization of literature, and be held as a nationwide expo not limited to the region," adding, "I ask you to take pride and interest as the owners of the Mokpo Literature Expo."

The city plans to form a working council centered on local literary figures and discuss progress regularly to prepare for the event.

Earlier, in April, the city appointed an advisory committee including novelist Han Seung-won and poet Hwang Ji-woo, covering nationwide literary organizations, and formed an executive committee chaired by literary critic Hwang Jeong-san.

Once the working council is formed, the literature expo's organization will be complete, accelerating preparations for the event.

The Mokpo Literature Expo, the nation's first expo themed on literature, will be held from October 7 to 10 across Mokpo, including the Mokpo Literature Hall, the old downtown area, and Peace Square, under the slogan "Mokpo, from the Beginning of Modern Korean Literature to the Cradle of Future Literature."

Various exhibitions, performances, and experiential programs will be operated, including a themed hall showcasing the taste and style of Korean literature, a literature content hall applying cutting-edge digital technology, the Four Masters of Korean Literature Festival, a maritime literature concert with the sea fountain, and a literary healing space.

Additionally, efforts will be made to revitalize local literature through events such as Mokpo Writers' Day, a gathering of local literary figures, and the Mokpo Dongdae Port Citizen Poetry Recitation Contest.

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