SIBF 2026 24(Wed) - 28(Sun) June, 2026 l COEX Halls A&B1
Book Talk/Seminar
Your Book Adventure: Inventory Bookmark Workshop
This participatory workshop invites visitors to create their own inventory bookmark and book index before beginning their journey through the book fair. Guided by the artist, participants explore the kinds of books, stories, and sentences they hope to discover during the day, and create small illustrated book items inspired by their emotions and expectations. Designed for the opening hours of the event, the program captures the excitement and anticipation of beginning a new literary adventure. What kind of book will find its place in your inventory?
ㅣSpeaker: Na Soyeon (Illustrator)
- Date/Time: June 24 (Wed) 12:30 - 13:30
- Venue: Readers Hall 2
↳ by Studio Blanc (B504)
How to Turn Your Everyday Life into a Journey
What if we could make this very moment special without flying to a far-off destination? Celebrating the new edition of MY HANDMADE JOURNAL IN CHIANG MAI, illustrator 2da invites you to a special workshop. Discover recording methods that transform your ordinary daily life into an extraordinary travel-like experience.
ㅣSpeaker: 2da (Illustrator)
- Date/Time: June 24 (Wed) 12:30 - 13:30
- Venue: Readers Hall 2
↳ by Minumsa Publishing Group (A1101)
Drawing Workshop: The Friend on My Shoulder, Giving a Hug
We invite you to a special moment of drawing with the author, where you will embrace your "dark friend"—the Leopard—along with your own persona animal. This is a healing journey of self-acceptance, where the book’s message comes to life through both words and art. We shift the gaze from seeing trauma as something to "get over," to seeing it as a natural part of our story. Come and rediscover the deeper meaning of the work through the author’s own voice and the creative process of drawing.
ㅣSpeaker: Lee Suyeon (Picture Book Author)
- Date/Time: June 25 (Thu) 13:00 - 14:30
- Venue: Readers Hall 2
↳ by THE SIXTH SPRING (A205)
Wandering Steps: Moments of Love with Jaesoo
We invite you to a special program celebrating the release of It Was Beautiful After I Drew It, the new book by artist Jaesoo and a featured selection for “Summer, First Book.” At what moments in your daily life do you feel love? Perhaps it is the scent of the season carried by spring flowers blooming along a wall—precious moments where the meaning of life is etched into time. In this workshop, we will explore the “Moments of Love” the artist discovered while drawing aimlessly. Following a book talk, participants will engage in a “Creative Sketch” session. You will draw and write your own stories on small canvases, which will be joined together to connect our individual scenes. Come and listen to the whispers of the “Love Walk”, a collective masterpiece woven through serendipitous connections. Join us as we transform our ordinary days into a shared walk of affection.
ㅣSpeaker: Jaesoo (Cartoonist)
ㅣModerator: Lee Giri (Book Editor, Poet)
- Date/Time: June 28 (Sun) 11:00 - 12:30
- Venue: Readers Hall 2
↳ by Achimdal (B604)
Bologna Ragazzi Award winner Park Hyun-min: New Book Talk
Read, explore motifs and process, create characters and scenes using stencils, then share ideas together.
ㅣSpeaker: Park Hyeonmin (Picture Book Author)
- Date/Time: June 28 (Sun) 15:00 - 16:30
- Venue: Readers Hall 2
↳ by Yellowpig publisher (B301)
