Korean International Scholastic Press Association, or KISPA are a network connecting student-run publications across South Korea.
Student publishing has long operated in isolation. Each publication works hard within its own school, but rarely in conversation with the others. KISPA is here to change that.
Whether your school has a well-established newspaper, a literary magazine, or a newly founded publication finding its footing, KISPA offers a space to collaborate and share resources.
So how does it work?
Member publications will be encouraged to cross-link (if published online) and republish each other’s work, allowing the impact of student voices to extend beyond their own school walls. A shared resource library will give editorial teams access to style guides, workflow templates, and other resources: the institutional knowledge that often disappears when the seniors graduate.
KISPA is also keeping a centralized backup of its members’ articles, allowing long-term preservation of student work.
And for students who want to write outside their school’s ecosystem entirely, this website serves as KISPA’s own independent publication, open to contribution from every member school. Every article here are free to be republished by anyone!