Theme of the Year
Particles & Waves
2024 Seoul International Writers' Festival
Light is composed of both waves and particles.
The particle theory of light and the wave theory of light oppose and contradict each other,
and yet modern physics tells us that they coexist.
The relationship of particles and waves,
unknown challenges and small beginnings,
like a small butterfly facing the giant ocean,
drive a butterfly effect that creates big changes.
The aim of literature might be to embrace the coexistence of contradictions,
unknown challenges, butterfly effects, and the mutual influences of the large and the small.
Literature addresses issues and expresses critical awareness that arise from a diverse range of positions coming from different regions, different countries, different nationalities,
different races, different genders, and different generations.
At the same time, literature captures artistic values that transcend space and time.
The 2024 Seoul International Writers’ Festival
is a place where we can embrace the numerous contradictions that surround us
and think about their relationships; a place where we can experience the particle theory
and the wave theory of literature that paves new roads.
We invite you to join us for the 2024 Seoul International Writers’ Festival.
- Date2024. 09. 06. (Fri) ~ 2024. 09. 11. (Wed)
- VenueJCC Art Center
- Host한국문학번역원
- Sponsor문화체육관광부
- Organizing CommitteePark Joon, Oh Hyung yup, Yun Ko-eun, In A-Young