Seoul Wow Book Festival

The 22nd Seoul Wow Book Festival takes place October 16-18 around Seogyo-dong and Hongdae under the theme 'Changing, Unchanging.' It brings planners, musicians, publishers, writers, editors and readers together to make reading a shared experience. Venues include Red Road R1 and R2 for the book fair, Platform P for talks, Sanwoolim Theater for Younghee Festival, Sanwoolim Cafe for Reading Wave, and Red Road Power Plant PR Gallery for the Sangsang Picture Book Exhibition.

Programs include 12 talks with writers and speakers such as Kim Sang-wook, Jung Hee-jin, Lee Seung-yeon, Eom Gi-ho, Kim Gi-yeong, Son Hee-jeong, Jung Hye-yoon and Lee Myeong-hyeon; indie performances by artists including Kang A-sol, Kim Sawol, Siwa, Nine, Lee Seol-ah, Yeram, Haepa, Big Baby Driver, Hohwa and Western Kite; the picture-book exhibition; book sales and exhibitions; and weekend Reading Wave parties.

The street book fair and picture-book exhibition are free. Platform P talks cost KRW 13,000 with two book coupons, Sanwoolim Cafe talks KRW 8,000 with one coupon, and Reading Wave KRW 25,000 including a drink and one coupon. Younghee in WOW costs KRW 30,000 for October 16, KRW 50,000 for a one-day ticket, or KRW 80,000 for two days, each with one coupon. Each KRW 5,000 book coupon may be used once per book.