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World Translators Congress and Homecoming Day to Celebrate Korean Literature Translation

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Korea Literature Translation Institute (LTI) will host the '2026 World Translators Congress and Translation Academy Homecoming Day' on August 28-29 in Seoul.
  • The event celebrates LTI's 30th anniversary and will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions on Korean literature translation, AI's role in translation, and translator education.
  • The second day focuses on networking and career development for translators, including alumni presentations, a dialogue with translators and authors, and mentoring sessions.

The Korea Literature Translation Institute (LTI) is celebrating its 30th anniversary by hosting the '2026 World Translators Congress and Translation Academy Homecoming Day' on August 28-29 at the Grand Mercure Ambassador Hotel in Seoul. The event aims to foster discussion and collaboration within the global Korean literature and translation community.

Moving Forward Together: The Future of Global Korean Literature and Literary Translation

— Event ThemeThe theme for the first day of the World Translators Congress, highlighting the focus on collaboration and future directions.

The first day, themed 'Moving Forward Together: The Future of Global Korean Literature and Literary Translation,' will commence with a keynote address by Anders Karlsson, a Swedish translator and professor of Korean Studies at SOAS University of London. His speech, 'The Flow and Future of Korean Literature and Cultural Translation Worldwide,' will set the stage for four subsequent sessions. These sessions will delve into the aesthetic horizons of Korean literature translation, the impact of AI on translation, the future of integrated translator education and training, and the development of the translation publishing industry and its ecosystem.

The second day is dedicated to a 'Homecoming Day' for the Translation Academy alumni. It will feature a special lecture by Professor Emeritus Ahn Sun-jae of Sogang University on 'The Value and Joy of Translation.' This will be followed by career presentations from former Translation Academy students, a dialogue session with literary and content translators, and a reading and talk concert involving translators and original authors. The day also includes language-specific mentoring and networking programs designed to facilitate practical exchanges among translators of all generations and backgrounds.

The Flow and Future of Korean Literature and Cultural Translation Worldwide

— Anders KarlssonThe title of the keynote speech by Anders Karlsson, setting the scope for discussions on global Korean literature translation.

Both days of the event will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Participation is free, and the proceedings will be live-streamed on YouTube, making the discussions accessible to a global audience.

The Value and Joy of Translation

— Ahn Sun-jaeThe title of the special lecture on the second day, focusing on the intrinsic rewards of translation work.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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