Calling All Book Creators and Sellers…Namyangju to Host '2025 Yeoyoudang Book Fair'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Namyangju City is recruiting creators and vendors to participate in the '2025 Namyangju Yeoyoudang Book Fair' to be held on September 20 at Dasan Station Plaza through August 11 next month.

The 'Namyangju Yeoyoudang Book Fair,' part of the Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Brand project, was planned to modernly inherit the reading and writing activities of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, a scholar who left behind some 500 published works.

Eligible participants include △independent publishers △small publishing houses △independent bookstores △community bookshops and other individuals and organizations that produce or sell print books.

On the day of the event, organizers will provide booths and promotional banners to participants, who can freely introduce and sell books and related merchandise. Applications can be submitted online through a QR code on the event poster.

Park Seon-young, director of the City's Culture and Tourism Division, stated, "This book fair is being promoted through collaboration with the Community Bookshop Association and will feature various programs including △author-attended book talks △citizen participation experience programs △book exhibitions and sales."

For more details on the '2025 Namyangju Yeoyoudang Book Fair,' inquiries can be made to the City Office Culture and Tourism Division (☎031-590-5833).