Gyeonggi-do Supports 'Cultural Activities' at Local Bookstores... Up to 8 Million KRW per Store

Poster for Gyeonggi-do Local Bookstore Cultural Activity Support Project

Gyeonggi Province is accepting public applications for local bookstores to participate in the 'Local Bookstore Cultural Activity Support Project' until the 9th of next month.

On the 21st, Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Content Agency announced plans to select 42 bookstores divided into two categories: 'Writing Creation Studio,' which supports everything from writing to book publishing, and 'Pure Cultural Activities,' which supports the planning and activities of free cultural programs.

The province will provide cultural activity funds of 8 million KRW for the Writing Creation Studio and 5 million KRW for Pure Cultural Activities to the selected bookstores.

Applicants must have their business registration certificate located within the province. Additional points will be awarded to bookstores certified by Gyeonggi Province.

The province will select the final supported bookstores through document screening, evaluating the bookstores' capacity to carry out cultural activities, feasibility, originality, and concreteness.

Oh Gwang-seok, Director of the Content Industry Division of the province, stated, "We expect that various cultural activities directly planned by bookstores will bring residents closer to books and provide an opportunity to widely promote new aspects of local bookstores."

Since last year, the province has been fostering bookstores to transform into local community spaces and complex cultural spaces through the 'Local Bookstore Cultural Activity Support Project.'

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