Arko opens literary residency with Andersen winner, Booker-nominated alumni

Arts Council Korea said it has begun recruiting writers for the second half of its Arko Literary Residency program. Launched in 2014 as a corporate-sponsored arts initiative at the Hotel Prince Seoul, the residency program has since expanded through partnerships signed in 2025 with Hyeopseong Marina G7 in Busan and Hotel Jeonggwanru on Nami Island in Gangwon Province. For the second half of this year, the program will select a total of 14 writers: six each in Seoul and Busan, and two on Nami Isl

By The Korea Herald