# Event Details - **Event Name**: PANEL | Inventing Worlds: Fantasy Across Cultures - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 04:30 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 05:45 pm - **Event Description**: Soyoung Park, Catarina Lilliehöök, and Noletta Chiu discuss fantasy that reflect reality through the lens of different cultures.About this EventInventing Worlds: Fantasy Across CulturesSpeaker: Soyoung Park, Catarina Lilliehöök, and Noletta ChiuModerator: Henrik HoegDate: March 7, SatTime: 4:30pm - 5:45pmVenue: Fringe Club - Fringe UndergroundAddress: 2 Lower Albert Rd, CentralPrice: HKD228Language: EnglishFormat: PanelDescription:Fantasy is often seen as escape, but for many writers, it is a way of making sense of power, fear, and possibility. In this panel, Soyoung Park, Catarina Lilliehöök, and Noletta Chiu discuss how they build imaginative worlds that reflect real emotional and social stakes. Drawing on influences ranging from Korean speculative fiction and folklore to epic and myth-inspired fantasy, the authors explore how culture shapes world-building, why young protagonists matter, and how fantasy can offer tools for resistance, resilience, and hope. From invented realms to complex moral choices, this conversation invites readers into the craft behind stories that entertain while asking urgent questions about agency, courage, and belonging, in imagined worlds, and in our own.About the Speaker:Soyoung ParkSoyoung Park is a New York Times bestselling author from Korea. Her debut novel, Snowglobe, is being published in 13 languages worldwide. With a background in media studies, she has long been fascinated by how the media shapes our values, which inspired Snowglobe and its vision of where we might be headed in the digital age. She listens to K-pop or plays her favorite American sitcoms in the background while writing.Catarina LilliehöökCatarina Lilliehöök is a Swedish author. After her debut book, Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes Looking at China, written in Chinese, which brought her attention in China, followed by Mei Wenti – Om Livet i Dagens Kina, a big seller in Sweden, she has now published her first book of fiction. After living in China and Hong Kong for over two decades, she wanted to blend her Nordic background with Asia in her fantasy novel, The Spirit Dragon’s Keeper. This is the first book in the fantasy series, The Polar Saga.Noletta ChiuNoletta Chiu graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Production, making the Dean’s List, from Southern Illinois University. She has entered the licensing industry for over 30 years. She is currently the Executive Director of Medialink Group Limited. In her current role, she provides strategic advice and manages licensing for well-known brands, such as The Little Prince, Sesame Street, Garfield, Popeye, and Emoji, along with popular Japanese brands like Jujutsu Kaisen and Gundam. Ms. Noletta Chiu founded the Little Prince Foundation in Hong Kong in 2023, where she serves as Chairman.Don’t miss our special offer: Buy 3, Get 1 Complimentary!Purchase 3 tickets to any events under HKILF 2026 and claim a complimentary seat at one of these exciting talks at Central Library:•⁠ 3rd March (Tue): On Muscle: The Stuff that Moves Us and Why It Matters (7:00-8:30pm)⁠•⁠ 4th March (Wed): I Deliver Parcels in Beijing (7:00-8:30pm)•⁠ ⁠5th March (Thu): Amitav Ghosh: Ghost-Eye (7:00-8:30pm)To redeem your complimentary seat, email us at info@festival.org.hk with:•⁠ ⁠Your 3 ticket order numbers•⁠ ⁠The event you’d like to attend•⁠ ⁠Subject line: Buy 3, Get 1 Complimentary!Hurry! 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To find more, please visit our official website: https://www.festival.org.hk.Please note that:*We are unable to process refunds, please consider your ticket purchase a donation to the festival.*Photos and videos of participants may be taken during the activities,which may be used by the organiser and the major sponsor for educational and promotional purposes in any way deemed appropriate, including disseminationthrough printed and online channels. Participation in the programme will constitute the participants’ consent to the above arrangement.*The views and opinions expressed by the speakers do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Hong Kong International Literary Festival. 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If the Red or Yellow Rainstorm Warning or the Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 3 is in effect, the event will be held as scheduled. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hong-kong/panel-|-inventing-worlds-fantasy-across-cultures/100001981558758589 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, nonprofit, charities, workshops, fine-arts, entertainment, business, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fpanel-inventing-worlds-fantasy-across-cultures-tickets-1981558758589 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 193.8, max: 228, currency: HKD ## Event venue details - **city**: Hong Kong - **state**: HK - **country**: Hong Kong - **location**: Fringe Club - Fringe Underground - **lat**: 22.2803927 - **long**: 114.1559704 - **full address**: Fringe Club - Fringe Underground, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Hong Kong International Literary Festival (https://allevents.in/org/hong-kong-international-literary-festival/22863741) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/d48523fe777828389ee3599892b8f0157a6045b3bebefd2fd5080d5592287077-rimg-w1200-h600-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1770132451 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4c9f1278eea90a26c78a9885dfda5735cf1af1e72420d8da041e3b5d1ec29cd1-rimg-w400-h400-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1770132451 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 04:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Fringe Club - Fringe Underground, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 193.8 up to 228 HKD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Hong Kong International Literary Festival - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, festivals, nonprofit, charities, workshops, fine-arts, entertainment, business, storytelling - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about PANEL | Inventing Worlds: Fantasy Across Cultures ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "PANEL | Inventing Worlds: Fantasy Across Cultures", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/d48523fe777828389ee3599892b8f0157a6045b3bebefd2fd5080d5592287077-rimg-w1200-h600-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1770132451", "startDate": "2026-03-07", "endDate": "2026-03-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/hong-kong/panel-|-inventing-worlds-fantasy-across-cultures/100001981558758589", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Fringe Club - Fringe Underground", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong", "addressLocality": "Hong Kong", "addressRegion": "HK", "addressCountry": "HK" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "22.2803927", "longitude": "114.1559704" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Soyoung Park, Catarina Lilliehöök, and Noletta Chiu discuss fantasy that reflect reality through the lens of different cultures.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "HKD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-07", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "lowPrice": "193.80", "highPrice": "228.00", "price": "193.80", "url": "https://allevents.in/hong-kong/panel-|-inventing-worlds-fantasy-across-cultures/100001981558758589" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "HKD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/hong-kong/panel-|-inventing-worlds-fantasy-across-cultures/100001981558758589", "price": "228.00", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "HKD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/hong-kong/panel-|-inventing-worlds-fantasy-across-cultures/100001981558758589", "price": "193.80", "name": "BUY 2 GET 15% OFF (Early Bird)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Hong Kong International Literary Festival", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/hong-kong-international-literary-festival/22863741", "description": "The Hong Kong International Literary Festival (HKILF) inspires the joy of reading by bringing the world’s writers and stories to Hong Kong’s diverse communities. 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