Arirang Culture Connect (ACC), widely respected for its cultural reporting and its examination of creative dynamics within Korean society, is launching a major expansion of its acclaimed “Secrets of Creativity” series. The initiative shifts the project from a nation-focused editorial effort to a fully open global platform that invites contributions from writers, researchers, cultural practitioners, and creative professionals around the world. Through this transformation, ACC aims to build an international archive of creative insights shaped by diverse cultural experiences and local perspectives.
From Korean Case Studies to a Global Creative Network
The original “Secrets of Creativity” series explored how creativity emerges within Korean culture, education, and artistic ecosystems. As the readership and relevance of the project grew, ACC identified the need for a broader, more inclusive framework that reflects the universal yet culturally distinct nature of creativity. Creativity, the editorial team notes, is deeply influenced by the historical layers, values, artistic traditions, and social realities unique to each society.
The expanded platform therefore seeks to gather perspectives from all regions, building a shared global narrative that reveals how creative ideas take shape across different cultural landscapes.
An ACC editor summarized the vision:
“Creativity manifests differently in every culture. To understand and connect these variations, we are opening the platform to contributors worldwide. Our goal is to build a comprehensive global conversation.”
An Open Platform for International Contributors
The new “Global Secrets of Creativity” section welcomes voluntary contributions from individuals with cultural, artistic, academic, or community-based expertise. Professional journalists, cultural researchers, artists, educators, technologists, tradition bearers, and local innovators are all invited to document how creativity arises within their regions.
Contributors may explore topics such as local creative ecosystems, cultural habits that cultivate originality, intersections of art and technology, unique problem-solving traditions, emerging creative industries, or any culturally grounded expression of imagination. The emphasis is on authenticity, cultural depth, and firsthand experience.
ACC’s ambition is to create an evolving global archive, enriched by the voices of people who observe creativity directly within their communities.
Publishing Rhythm Focused on Depth
To maintain quality across contributions from various time zones and cultural contexts, ACC will adopt a bi-weekly publication rhythm for the global edition. This timeline provides contributors with adequate room for research and offers editors the flexibility to shape submissions into a cohesive international series. Special thematic editions may be added as opportunities arise.
Global Contributor Recruitment
As part of the platform expansion, ACC invites international reporters to join its global online newspaper on a volunteer basis. Contributors may write about the creative culture, heritage traditions, and artistic practices of their own countries. Published articles will be translated into multiple languages and shared with readers worldwide.
Although the role does not include financial compensation, contributors benefit from building writing and reporting experience, forming connections with cultural practitioners and community leaders, increasing their visibility through global publication, and receiving an official certificate recognizing their participation as international reporters.
Applicants are invited to send a brief introduction, background information, and a photo to the ACC editorial team. Submission tools currently operate in Korean with an accompanying English manual.
Contact for applications:
info@arirangculture.news
This opportunity is well suited for students, researchers, cultural advocates, and individuals interested in introducing their country’s creative and cultural traditions to a global audience while contributing to international cultural understanding.
Editorial Guidelines for the Global Edition
Articles submitted to the Global “Secrets of Creativity” platform should follow these principles:
Clarity of focus
Each article should identify a cultural or social context and explain its relevance to creativity within that environment.
Local insight
Contributions must be grounded in firsthand experience, observation, or expertise, ensuring authenticity and cultural depth.
Analytical perspective
Beyond describing practices or traditions, authors should offer interpretation that reveals how and why creativity emerges from these conditions.
Recommended structure
A typical article may include:
Context and background
Cultural or social factors shaping creativity
Examples or case studies
Broader implications
A concluding reflection
Tone
The writing should be thoughtful, culturally sensitive, and accessible to an international audience. Academic rigor is welcome but should remain readable.
Length
Recommended word count is between 800 and 1,200 words unless otherwise agreed.
Originality
All submissions must be original and unpublished. ACC reserves editorial rights for clarity and coherence.
Toward a Global Creativity Mosaic
Through this expansion, ACC aspires to become not only a publisher but a connector of ideas and communities. The Global “Secrets of Creativity” platform represents a long-term commitment to documenting how creativity flourishes across human societies, influenced by tradition, innovation, social experiences, and cultural imagination.
By opening the project to contributors worldwide, ACC seeks to create a living mosaic of global creativity—one shaped by the people who experience and interpret it within their own cultural contexts. This platform will continue to evolve organically as diverse voices contribute to a collective understanding of creativity without borders.