Korea's literature translation institute to host global translators' conference

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea will host a two-day international conference on Korean literary translation to mark its 30th anniversary. The 2026 World Congress for Korean Literary Translators and Alumni Homecoming Day will take place on August 28-29 at the Grand Mercure Ambassador Seoul Hotel & Residences Imperial Palace in Seoul.

The event will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person, with notable keynote speaker Anders Karlsson, a Korean studies professor at SOAS University of London. The conference will focus on the future of global Korean literature and cultural translation, featuring panel discussions on translation aesthetics, AI's impact on the field, translator training, and the publishing industry.

The growing global interest in Korean literature, driven by the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to novelist Han Kang, has increased attention on translation.

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