Korea and the Korean Diaspora in Children's Books
Korea’s participation in the 2005 Frankfurt Book Fair and at this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair as “Guest of Honor” was an important step toward making its literature better known worldwide. On both occasions, cultural events helped generate awareness of the country’s many literary riches and encouraged publishers to pay more attention to its wealth of established and new book creators.
Whereas the number of Korean books translated into English is still small, comparatively speaking, the output of writers and illustrators with Korean roots continues to grow and enlighten readers about the realities and experiences of their communities all over the world. Through our current website features, PaperTigers pays tribute to the narratives for children, available in English, from/about Korea and the Korean diaspora. We encourage you to hop on over to the website to check them out.
We will also be writing about these books here, on the blog, so please check back often and join in the conversation!
April 14th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Have to share this email that Jenny Walters sent me today. Jenny is the Regional Advisor for SCBWI – Korea and invites all our PaperTigers readers to check out the http://www.scbwi.kr website
Hi Corinne,
Just wanted to drop you a quick note to tell you that the April issue of Paper Tigers looks great! I devoured every word and thoroughly enjoyed reading all about the highlighted authors and illustrators writing from and about Korea. I’ve forwarded the site information to all of our members and have received some great feedback about the issue. They seem to be enjoying the insights provided there as well. Thank you for this excellent resource.
Kudos!
Jenny Walters
http://www.scbwi.kr./
April 14th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
It’s so wonderful to hear that Jenny enjoyed the issue and is helping us spread the word on it! The feedback we’ve received so far has been very positive and encouraging. We feel lucky to have so many dedicated readers and supporters.