Yi Kwang-su (1892–1950) was a Korean writer and independence and nationalist activist. His pen names were Chunwon and Goju. Yi is best known for his novel Mujeong (무정 The Heartless), sometimes described as the first Korean novel.

Song Uhye (1947~) is a South Korean novelist. She made her literary debut in 1980 by publishing the short story 단편소설 “Seong yagobui ssaum” (성 야곱의 싸움 The Battle of St. Jacob) in The Dong-a Ilbo. Song has taken a steady interest in historical fiction, and delicately depicts human life and emotions through portraits of contemporary society. •Short story collection Namdohaeng (남도행 To Namdo) (1985), •Short story collection Nuni keun ssireumkkun iyagi (눈이 큰 씨름꾼 이야기 The Story of a Wrestler with Big Eyes) (1988)

"Cho Seonhui was born in 1960 in Gangneung, South Korea. After attending Gangneung Girls' High School and Korea University, she participated in inaugural issue of the Hankyoreh Newspaper and worked as a reporter for the culture section. She then proceeded to work on the inaugural issue of ""Cine 21,"" a weekly film magazine, and served as its Editor-in-Chief for 5 years. Afer 2000, she left her reporting duties and wrote an essay ""In the Jungle, You Sometimes Become a Hyena,"" a novel , and a collection of short stories . She served as the Director of the Korean Film Archive from 2006 to 2009 and Director for the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture from 2012 to 2016. In 2005, she published a book on classic Korean films, titled . She began writing in 2005, taking two leaves of absence from her public posts in order to finish. took her 12 years to complete.

Kang Hyo-mi graduated from the Department of Creative Writing at Dongguk University and made her debut with "Maharikita, Our Aunt" in 2007. She has published books such as "Champion of the Korean Language," "A Cat's Art Museum," "Bbangidang vs. Guwoddeu," and "The Chat Girl."