Lee Byengju (李炳注, 2921-1992) was a South Korean novelist and journalist. He was known for his faithful retellings of modern Korean history based on thorough research and investigation. Lee was known as the “Balzac of Korea”[1] and published a significant number of works, but was not given recognition in proportion to the quality of his work.[2] He began his literary career in July of 1965 with the short story SoseolᆞAlexandria (소설ᆞ알렉산드리아 Alexandria: the Story)[3], which was published in Sede. Other works by Lee include the epic novel Jirisan (지리산 Jirisan Mountain) (1972-1978)[4]. He was the recipient of the Korean Literature Writers’ Prize, the Korea Creative Literature Award, the Korean Literary Writers’ Prize, and the PEN Korea Literary Prize.

A screenwriter from South Korea, the writer began with and continues to write film scripts consistently.

Lee Rury (1969-) is a South Korean children’s writer who established the picture book publishing company BookGoodCome in 2009 and wrote children’s books including Bukgeukgom koda, kkaman ko (북극곰 코다, 까만 코 Koda the Polar Bear, Black Nose), Kkaman koda (까만 코다 Black Koda), and Bukgeukgom koda, ho (북극곰 코다, 호 Koda the Polar Bear, Hoo). In 2014, Lee opened the picture book store Frederic Books and ushered in a boom in specialty picture book stores and independent bookstores. •Picture book Bukgeukgom koda (북극곰 코다 Koda the Polar Bear) (2010) •Picture book Jiguinege (지구인에게 Dear Earthlings) (2017)