Su Scott is a Korean food writer and author based in London. Her first book, Rice Table (Quadrille, 2023), was shortlisted for Best First Book at the Guild of Food Writers Awards, and her latest title, POCHA: Simple Korean Food from the Streets of Seoul (Quadrille, 2024), was shortlisted for Best Cookery Book at Fortnum and Mason Awards 2025. She has contributed recipes and features to publications including Waitrose Food, BBC Food, and Condé Nast Traveler New York. She writes the weekly Substack newsletter Simple Supper, where she shares intimate, observational essays about family, food, motherhood, migration and the changing meaning of home.

Pocha; short for pojangmacha, which literally translates as ‘covered wagon’; pocha is a tented or tarpaulin-covered stall, bar or market vendor serving up cheap and unfussy Korean comfort food, snacks and drinks.

In Pocha, Su Scott is going home to the streets where she grew up and the food that shaped her. From daybreak to sundown, 80 delicious and playful recipes take you on a journey through the narrow streets of Seoul and sheltered halls of tarpaulin-roofed markets where dust motes and steam glitter in the glow of orange tungsten lights.

Filled with vibrant location photography from Seoul that weaves a tale of Su's touching return to her home country, Pocha is an electric and tender cookbook.

The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Refreshments will be provided.

Lee Chang-dong’s masterfully directed follow-up to Burning (LFF 2018) finds four strangers’ lives entwined by hidden desires and repressed emotions.

Sohn Won-Pyung studied sociology and philosophy at Sogang University before studying film directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). Her debut novel, Almond, won the 10th Changbi Prize for Young Adult Fiction and has since been translated and published in more than 30 countries, including the UK and the US. She is the author of the novels Counterattacks at Thirty, Prism and Tube, the short story collection The House of Others, and the children’s book series The Mighty Fox Tail. She also wrote and directed the feature film Intruder. Her honours include the Cine21 Film Criticism Award, the Jeju 4·3 Peace Literary Prize and the Japan Booksellers’ Award. Her fifth novel, The Land of Youth, set in a near future shaped by declining birth rates and an ageing population, explores the lives of young adults navigating a rapidly changing society and is slated for publication in English by HarperVia.

Ela Lee, is a London-based author. Her debut novel Jaded was published as a lead title by Vintage in the UK, and Simon & Schuster in the US. In 2024, Jaded was an Amazon Best Fiction Book of the Year and Lee was named a Spotify Breakout Author. She has also been selected for Forbes 30 under 30, Class of 2025. Her second novel, Minbak, published in 2026, and was a BBC Book Club pick.

The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Refreshments will be provided.

The National Gugak Center’s world-class ensemble brings Korea’s best gaming soundtracks to life, reimagining them through the rich textures and profound resonance of traditional Korean instruments.

The legendary compositions of the hugely popular online role-playing game Black Desert, alongside a selection of other iconic gaming soundtracks, have shaped Korea’s modern gaming culture.

Now, you can hear them like never before in a breathtaking performance that bridges heritage and contemporary culture. And accompanied by stunning visuals that capture the majestic landscapes of historic Seoul and the royal Gyeongbokgung Palace.

The jewel of the evening features music from the critically acclaimed Land of the Morning Light: Seoul expansion from Black Desert. Plus, hear melodies from Lies of P, Solo Leveling: ARISE, Skul: The Hero Slayer, SANABI and Let’s Get Rich rearranged for traditional Korean instruments.

Allow yourself to be captivated by a dazzling night where the mystical breath of the daegeum flute, the emotional depth of the haegeum strings, and the thunderous pulse of traditional percussion unite to elevate these iconic soundtracks into an exquisite art form.

A darkly comic performance exploring failure, burnout and the body under pressure reflecting Korean industrialisation, capitalism and diaspora.

Music composed and performed by Seayool.

A broken Daewoo vacuum cleaner. A user manual that no longer works. A body trying to follow instructions that were never written for her. User Manual asks what happens when a person can no longer follow the instructions they have been given.

User Manual for a Broken Machine is a darkly comic interdisciplinary performance using the language of instruction manuals, troubleshooting guides and malfunction reports as a performance score. Through text, movement, sound and fragments of Korean traditional music, the piece follows a performer who reads, repeats, mistranslates, repairs and gradually becomes the broken machine she is trying to fix.

Developed by KASSNA, the work explores failure, productivity, migration and the pressure placed on female bodies to keep functioning within broken systems. Moving between the domestic object and wider histories of Korean industrialisation, capitalism and diaspora, it asks what happens when a person, a machine, or a society can no longer obey its original design.

Absurd, physical and unsettlingly funny, User Manual for a Broken Machine turns repair into ritual, breakdown into performance, and failure into a possible beginning.

Kim Choyeop is a South Korean science fiction writer. She studied chemistry at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), where she went on to earn a master’s degree in biochemistry. She made her literary debut in 2017, winning the Grand Prize in the novella and short story category of the 2nd Korea Science Literature Award for 「관내분실」, as well as an Honourable Mention at the same awards. Her debut short story collection, If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light, won the 43rd Today’s Writer Award in 2019, and her short story Cognitive Space received the 11th Young Writers Award in 2020. Her published works include If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light and 『원통 안의 소녀』 (The Girl in the Cylinder).

Barry Pierce is a critic and culture writer whose work has appeared in the Sunday Times, the Big Issue, i-D, GQ, and British Vogue. He regularly chairs discussions at venues across London, including Foyles, the Southbank Centre and the British Library, as well as at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. He has also contributed to documentaries produced by RTÉ and BBC Radio.

The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Refreshments will be provided.

Yun Ga Min, a student at the struggling Yusung Technical High School, is determined to go to college despite his poor grades and knack for fighting. He forms a study group but is forced to use his fighting skills to protect his friends from bullies. His teacher, Lee Han Gyeong, who tutored him while he was a middle school student, returns as a temporary teacher with a secret and hopes to improve the school.

This event will look at the original Study Group publication and the adaptation that has come from it.

The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Refreshments will be provided.

Showcasing Japanese culture in the UK, Japan Matsuri has attracted a loyal audience of Londoners, the Japanese community and other visitors, families and friends each year since 2009 (at Spitalfields in 2009 & 2010, at County Hall in 2011, and at Trafalgar Square since 2012) and has established itself as a symbol of the long-standing bonds (Kizuna 絆) between Japan and the UK.

Margins United is getting bigger! As Margins United continues to grow, we want to make sure we can deliver the best possible version of the festival, for our artists, vendors and for you! We’ve now outgrown the Archives / Cub360 Festival Site. So to give Margins United the space it needs, both Day & Night are moving to new homes.

DAY (3PM - 10PM), tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/Pa5d08090732

Exhibition White City

Ariel Way, London W12 7SL

YVES, F5VE, THE DEEP, JACKZEBRA, R!R!RIOT, YAKA, USER116 & HEROIC DRAGON join us for the Day.

NIGHT (1130PM - 430AM), tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/q2c7c946e495

Village Underground

54 Holywell Ln, London EC2A 3PQ

KIMJ, RUI (F5VE) b2b UMRU, DJ LOVE (SHERWIN TUNA), AMANDA SZE, TAMANARAMEN, KOMA, HAVEN & 大地360 take us into the Night.

Celebrate Chuseok in London with Hanbok, Korean food, traditional culture, activities, Ganggangsullae and the 1st London Hanbok Contest.

Celebrate Chuseok with us in London 🌕

Join EOLBEAT at Samsung KX for a full day celebrating Chuseok — one of Korea's most important traditional holidays.

Experience Korean culture through Hanbok, traditional food, games, activities, Ganggangsullae, a festival market and the 1st London Hanbok Contest.

Whether Chuseok is part of your own culture or you're discovering it for the first time, everyone is welcome to come and celebrate with us.

Gratitude. Sharing. Celebration.

ESEA Lit Fest is back! The UK’s award-winning East and South East Asian literary festival returns to Foyles Charing Cross Road on Saturday 19 September 2026 for a day of conversation, workshops, and book signings. Chef Rex de Guzman will be serving Filipino-inspired baked treats to raise funds for Project PEARLS at our lunchtime bakesale.

In 2025, these included day festivals at the Southbank Centre and Foyles, and pop-up events at Edinburgh International Book Festival and Cheltenham Literature Festival. Previous speakers include R. F. Kuang, Tash Aw, Zing Tsjeng, Tania Branigan, Kaliane Bradley, Elaine Castillo, Tony Tulathimutte, Helena Lee and Will Harris.