"Shall We Go Meet One-of-a-Kind Books?"... "Gwangmyeong Art Book Fair" to Be Held on the 27th

112 Teams of Independent Publishers Gather at Gwangmyeong Citizens Sports Center
Book Talks, Hands-on Activities, and Exhibitions Offer a Variety of Experiences

An event where visitors can explore a wide variety of unique and creative independent publications in one place will be held in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province.

On September 17, Gwangmyeong City announced that it will host the "2025 Gwangmyeong Art Book Fair" at the indoor gymnasium of the Gwangmyeong Citizens Sports Center on September 27.

This event, now in its second year following last year, will feature a book market where 112 teams of independent authors, bookstores, and publishers will sell their self-published works. Fourteen teams of independent authors based in Gwangmyeong will also participate in the book market.

In the "Talk Room" at the venue, author Lee Hwon, known for "Youth Made Me Believe in Poetry," will host a book talk under the theme "For Those Who Live Seeing Too Much."

Additionally, visitors can participate in a variety of activities, including: making summer flower coasters by hand sewing, decorating eco-bags, creating personalized book stamps, learning the basics of colored pencil drawing and making postcards, engaging in the "Imagination Switch" theater play, and awakening creativity through mandala collage workshops.

Exhibitions at the venue will include "Time of Care" (Bongbongori), "Not a Fish, Mulssalido Encyclopedia" (Kim Heera and Kim Minseon), "Delicately Fine Taste Plasoup" (Kim Jihyung), "Please Keep Today’s Cat" (Kim Jiseon), and "Common Art: Collage Mural," among others.

Visitors can also experience the "Bangbang Radio" program, where they read books together with participating authors from the book market.

Those who purchase books at the market can take part in various events, such as relaxing at the "Court Book Cafe" with a free beverage, receiving special stationery at the "Myangmyang Stationery Shop," decorating wireless notebooks with sticker packs and scents at the "Self Workshop," and taking commemorative photos at the "Polaroid Photo Studio."

Those wishing to participate in the book talk and hands-on programs must register in advance through the "Gwangmyeong Art Book Fair" Instagram account or by scanning the QR code on the event poster.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.