Kim Hongshin (1947~) is a South Korean novelist. He made his literary debut in 1976w with the publication of “Bonjeondaek” (본전댁) in Hyundae Munhak. Published from 1981 to 1989, Ingansijang (인간시장 Human Market) enjoyed widespread popularity for the way it highlighted the harsh lives of the petit bourgeois as well as the contradictions and corruptions of modern society. At the same time, however, the author was criticized for pursuing only fun. •Novel Ingansijang (인간시장 Human Market) (1981~1989) •Novel Daebalhae (대발해 Great Balhae) (2007)

Kim Hoon (born 1948) is a South Korean novelist, journalist and critic. Though he became a fiction writer at a relatively late age, Kim writes with flair and the dexterity of a seasoned novelist. Grounded in his journalistic background, his writing style is polished and unsentimental, and Kim crafts his sentences masterfully to infuse lyrical rhythm to his work without sacrificing clarity and poise.

Born in Seoul in 1953, Ch’oe Yunreceived her MA in Korean Literature from Sogang University, and her PhD inFrench Literature from the University of Provence Aix-Marseille. She debuted asa literary critic in 1978 with the publication of her essay in Literature& Thought. Her fiction writing was first published in 1988 in Literatureand Society. She is the author of the short story collections There a Petal Silently Falls, Whisper Yet, The Thirteen-Scent Flower, First Encounter, andA Shared Journey; the novels You Are No Longer, Winter Atlantis,Mannequin, Orikmansti, and Blue Gate; and the prosecollection Confessions of a Shy Outsider. Ch’oe is the winner of Dong-inLiterary Award, the Yi Sang Literary Award and the Lee Hyoseok Literary Award.She is Professor Emeritus of the Department of European Languages and Culturesat Sogang University.

Han Yunseop is working as a playwright, a stage director, and a children's literature writer. He has written 25 works including fairy tales "Bongjure, Ddure" and "Harryott", plays "Hugung Parkbin" and "Good Morning Papa".