خوش آمدید
Khosh Amadid
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EST.
1404
کتابکده
Ketab-Kadeh
2026
تأسیس
about. careers. publications. location. closing.
- KETAB KADEH -
about
Ketab (lit. book) + Kadeh (lit. dwelling place, home)Ketab Kadeh is a bookshop, community and event space. Situated in Haebangchon, the shop is a nest-like establishment devoted to literature, art, and collective expression.Established in 2025, our bookshop offers a diverse curation of printed matter across books, zines, illustrated works, journals and print editions, with an emphasis on supporting small presses and self-published material. Contemporary publishing is the crux of Ketab Kadeh.At the heart of our shop is its evolving public canvas, where visitors are invited to leave behind an anecdote of their time spent in the space. Ink, thread, pigment, or otherwise, all is welcomed. A reading cove welcomes quiet reflection with books from the free library shelf, whilst hand-selected titles shift with the seasons of the city.Ketab Kadeh hosts a programme of monthly community events centred on topics that best reflect the sentiments of our patrons. Regular gatherings include publication launches, storytelling circles, writing workshops, readings for children, young people, and adults, collaborative art-making, and seasonal communal gatherings for artistic expression.Our space hosts book signings, readings, and performances, to celebrate the launch of new titles. We also host in-store exhibitions, installations, and window displays, by working wtih contemporary artists across all forms of printed matter, traditional and conventional. We showcase contemporary publishinging alongside rare, archival, and self-produced material.Guest residences for writers, artists, and aspirants are also offered on a quarterly basis. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and the intake is announces in the consequent chapter.Experimental publications and editions are commissioned through Ketab Kadeh's in-house press, Khane-ye Nashri. Projects can include personal writings, vinyls, stationery, textiles, and so on, so forth.In-house zines and newsletters are published through Khane-ye Ashiyane, featuring writings, illustrations, and musings from visitors, community collaborators, and resident artists and writers alike. Submssions are welcome on a rolling basis, feel free to submit digitally or in person.Ketab Kadeh is a gentle pursuit against forgetting. More of a sit-in than a rally, but it's rooted. This is a place where you can lay your stories to rest. This is a home to come to, even if you weren't searching for one.
BookshopKetab Kadeh is an independent bookshop curating a collection of books, zines, and printed matter from across Seoul and beyond. With a focus on small presses, poetry, prose, fiction and non-fiction, and visual storytelling, the shop celebrates quiet discovery and bold expression, both.
Community SpaceMore than a bookshop, Ketab Kadeh is a nest for imagination; a place where stories, ideas, and people gather. Visitors are welcome to read from the free library, add to a shared art canvas, or join intimate workshops, readings, and seasonal gatherings.
Press Khane-ye Nashri is Ketab Kadeh’s in-house press, dedicated to publishing independent projects, collaborative projects, and experimental formats. Khane-ye Ashiyane is Ketab Kadeh's in-house zine and newsletter, dedicated to publishing smaller pieces of writing, art, and communal expression.
park danbi npc
EIRIAN ZOHRE CAOMHAN
hwang yonhak npc
| TITLE | POSITIONS | MUSE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Manager | (1/2) | Park Danbi, [open] | Oversees the day-to-day rhythm of the bookshop. Balances operations, staffing, and curation to ensure everything runs smoothly. Oversees the operations of the Khane-ye Ashiyane and Khane-ye Nashri. Offers assistance to visitors, tends to the environment, and maintains the overall atmosphere of the shop. |
| Collection Curator | (0/1) | [open] | Sources, reviews, and organises the bookshops offerings. Maintains a rotating catalogue with a focus on indie publishing, whether local or overseas, rare finds, and multilingual works. Reflects the values of creativity, accessibility, and depth. |
| Bookseller | (0/1) | [open] | Offers friendly, informed assistance to visitors browsing the space. Helps readers discover titles of personal value, has a familiarity with the stores collection. Bridges service and conversation, cultivates a welcoming atmosphere to sustain the patron's curiosity. |
| Event Moderator | (1/2) | Hwang Yonhak, [open] | Hosts community gatherings, book launches, readings, author conversations, and more. Curates a connection between between audience, literature, and guest speakers. Works to curate a collaborative spirit amongst attending parties. |
| Workshop Facilitator | (0/1) | [open] | Designs and leads creative sessions for the public: writing labs, zine-making, community art activities, and more. Supports collaborative learning and nurtures an inclusive, expressive environment aligned with the values of the shop. |
| Shopkeep night shift | (0/1) | [open] | Oversees the night-time rhythm of the bookshop through 8pm to 4am. Balances operations and curation to ensure everything runs smoothly. Offers assistance to visitors, tends to the environment, and maintains the overall atmosphere of the shop. |
| Writer-in-residence | (0/1) | [open] | Rotating title - renews every 3 months per the seasons. Writes from within the heart of the Ketab-Kadeh. Hosts conversations, shares drafts, and brings the creative process into the open. Manages the final draft of Khane-ye Ashiyane. |
| Artist-in-residence | (0/1) | [open] | Rotating title - renews every 3 months per the seasons. Creates a body of work (singular or a collection) to fit the present themes of the Ketab-Kadeh. Curates the title page for Khane-ye Ashiyane, and assists with the compositions of the publication. |
Each issue brings together:
• Original writing, poetry, essays, and fragments.
• Illustrated pages, comics, visual experiments.
• Reflections from visitors and workshop guests.
• Art from the communal canvas in the bookstore, moments from the reading room.
• Photographs, drawings, and moments captured throughout the seasons at the Ketab Kadeh.
- KHANE-YE ASHIYANE -
quartlery zine
Khane (lit. house) -ye (of) Ashiyane (lit. nest)
Khane-ye Ashiyane is a quarterly published zine. A hand-bound collection of voices, thoughts, and dialogues from within and around our nest. This is a reflection of our space: thoughtful, slightly scrappy, grounded in curiosity, and alive.
Submissions are welcomed year-round, welcomed in person and through our submission channel.Each issue is printed through Khane-ye Nashri, our in-house press. The publication may be risographed, photocopied, hand-stitched, or uniquely folded, depending on the mood of the moment and the materials at hand. No two issues are quite alike.
- KHANE-YE NASHRI -
in-house press
Khane (lit. house) -ye (of) Nashri (lit. publication)
Khane-ye Nashri is the independent publishing wing of Ketab Kadeh, a quiet yet determined press devoted to slow publishing, collective authorship, and handmade editions. Rooted in the belief that stories deserve time, breath, and room to come into themselves, our press exists to nurture emerging and unclassifiable voices, both, across a variety of genres and forms. From chapbooks to novels, to personal essays and field manuals, we approach each project with care and curiosity.We work closely with artists, writers, readers, and patrons to shape publications that feel alive in your hands. Our editions are printed in limited numbers, typically bound by hand in our backroom studio. Our process draws from community contributions, shared margins, and personal encounters, enabling us to create work that speaks to the gentle, layered nature of lived experience. Each publication by the press reflects the living, breathing energy of Ketab Kadeh, and those that pass through it.In addition to publishing the in-house zine Khane-ye Ashiyane, we also collaborate with workshop participants, resident artists, and local communities to co-create special editions. These may include experimental poetry collections, illustrated stories, reprinted folk stories, or quiet documentations of the everyday. We see publishing as an invitation to hold something in your hands, and feel it speak to you, warming.
- LOCATION -
& floor map
blueprint, further details pending
- TIMINGS -
& contact
Tuesdays through Fridays: 14:00 - 02:00.
Saturdays and Sundays: 10:00 - 22:00 hours.
& by appointment.Mondays only by appointment.Ruz hours: 14:00 - 18:00.
Best for browsing, reading, and literary activities.Shab hours: 20:00 - 02:00
Best for events, communal activities, and workshops.Timings may differ for specific events.
59, Sinheung-ro 18-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.Walkable from Noksapyeong Station (Line 6), find us in the heart of Haebangchon.If you aren’t able to visit us in person, we hope our website will give you a glimpse of what makes us, us. If you are able to join us in our kadeh, we're eager to find you the books you seek, and with joy, guide you towards discoveries.Speak to us at 02-6012-3487.Write to us at [email protected]
بازم بیا
Bazam Biya
writers note
hello, thank you for your interest in ketab kadeh. this is a fully fictional establishment for nightworld-krp.if you're interested in having your muse work here, but can't see a suitable post for them, please reach out to eirian mun, i'd love to work something out. you're welcome to use this space for plots and in your writing as you so wish, and you're welcome to reach out for further details, too, for worldbuilding or detailing purposes. (seriously, i'll craft anything up for the sake of realism and writing.) if you'd like for your muse to submit something to the zine, you're welcome to do so as elaborately as you may wish to.ref dump below
language refs: search 'kadeh' for meaning.
here is where you can find more information on the surrounding establishments for worldbuilding and general referencing. here is where you can learn more about the neighbourhood surrounding the bookshop.creds dump below
zine mockup psd by squeeeeeze
main ketabkadeh store front is an actual store based in london, 'tenderbooks' see heremun works on the zine pages. the writing isn't necessary by eirian, but it is written by either myself for the npcs or other muns in the roleplay on behalf of their muses, you can refer to the author for each piece.
feel free to ask eirian about the specifics of any publication because he is very likely to be involved in the entire process of the zine creation.pictures are from various sources, such as pinterest or refern, whereupon credit can not be traced down due to the nature of the platforms. if the images are from tumblr, credit can and will be specified in the footnotes of the individual issue. generally, all other materials are sourced from various copyright free groups from flickr, such as that of the british library, or from public domain websites, such as this specific tag for raw pixel, public domain image archive, heritage library, smithsonian open access, europeana, museo, so on, so forth, etc.there is no generative a.i. utilised in the creation of the zine, or in any other works by the mun.
carrd by @artluvies
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