{
  "id": 446908,
  "title": "Int'l writers' festival to kick off in Seoul next month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/intl-writers-festival-to-kick-off-in-seoul-next-month-446908",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T07:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260810/intl-writers-festival-to-kick-off-in-seoul-next-month"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An annual literary festival featuring writers from both Korea and abroad will commence next month in Seoul, organizers announced on Monday. The event will explore the intersection of human values and literature in the context of the growing influence of artificial intelligence technology. The Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) confirmed that 24 prominent writers will participate in the festival, which will take place at the Ara Art Center in central Seoul from September 11-16.\n\nThe festival's theme, \"Who Are We,\" will guide 20 programs, including author talks, graphic novel artists, translators, and readers. Sessions will be held through both online and in-person formats. Notable Korean writer Kim Ae-ran and Chilean novelist Benjamin Labatut will kick off the event with the opening session titled \"We Are Someone.\" Additionally, Korean writers Lee Seung-u, Moon Ji-hyuck, and Yeh So-yeon, Taiwanese novelist Chen Xue, Canadian poet Emily Jungmin Yoon, and Japanese novelist Keiichiro Hirano are also set to attend the gathering, according to the organizers.",
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports on the upcoming international writers festival set to kick off in Seoul next month, running from September 11-16 at the Ara Art Center in central Seoul. The event, organized by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea), will feature 24 renowned writers from Korea and abroad, discussing the role of human values and literature in the context of the rise of artificial intelligence technology. The festival, themed \"Who Are We,\" will include 20 programs, both online and in-person, with notable attendees such as Korean writer Kim Ae-ran, Chilean novelist Benjamin Labatut, and international authors including Lee Seung-u, Moon Ji-hyuck, and Chen Xue.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Int'l writers' festival to kick off in Seoul next month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/intl-writers-festival-to-kick-off-in-seoul-next-month-448098",
        "published": "2026-08-10T06:08:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Int'l writers' festival to kick off in Seoul next month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/intl-writers-festival-to-kick-off-in-seoul-next-month",
        "published": "2026-08-10T07:27:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}