Wadiz's "Sammu Bookstore" to Open Its Third Edition on Oct. 19
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Wadiz said on Oct. 14 that it will hold “Sammuseojeom,” a special exhibition for publishing and creative projects.
Across its first two editions, Sammuseojeom recorded a cumulative funding total of 4.3 billion won. The third edition, running from Oct. 19 to Nov. 15, will feature first-ever script collections, limited-edition books and author support projects, among other offerings. Readers can acquire books they love through crowdfunding and support new creative work.
On the opening day, Oct. 19, the master edition of “Miggotche,” a handwriting style by calligraphy artist Miggot, and unabridged writer’s editions of the scripts for Seasons 1, 2 and 3 of the drama “Yumi’s Cells” will make their debut. Miggotche will expand the enjoyment of transcription with “Miggotche Chebonsso,” which lets users print their preferred sentences in the handwriting style, as well as new video-on-demand classes. The “Yumi’s Cells” script collection includes interviews with the writers and actors, allowing fans to explore the drama’s story in greater depth.
Also opening for funding that day is a collection of works by Lee Jung-seob, titled “The Complete Works of Lee Jung-seob,” which brings together 30 years of research by art historian Choi Yeol. To mark the 110th anniversary of Lee’s birth and the 70th anniversary of his death, 1,000 copies will be produced, and the collection will be available exclusively on Wadiz. On Oct. 23, an art edition of “Toji” by Park Kyung-ri and Chun Kyung-ja will be unveiled to mark the 100th anniversary of Park’s birth.
The lineup will continue with a project to reissue Heo Young-man’s comic “Gaksital” and Bulkwang Publishing’s “Now I Understand” series. On Oct. 30, Changbi will present an edition of Hwang Sok-yong’s novellas and short stories. In November, a complete collection of works by J. R. R. Tolkien and a Wadiz-exclusive best edition of Yoo Hong-jun’s “My Cultural Heritage Exploration” will be unveiled in turn.
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A total of 265 projects took part in the first two editions of Sammuseojeom, recording cumulative funding of 4.3 billion won. Ten of the projects each raised at least 100 million won. “Readers’ desire to keep a work close becomes a source of strength for authors as they create their next work,” said Heo Ji-eun, Wadiz COO (chief operating officer). “We will continue to broaden the platform so authors can keep pursuing new work and readers’ discoveries can lead to ongoing creative activity.”
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