Lee Geumyi (1962~) is a South Korean children’s writer. She made her literary debut in 1984 with the publication of the children’s story Yeonggurang heukgurang (영구랑 흑구랑). Lee’s works warmly explore a wide range of issues including friendship, love, and physical changes experienced by female students during the narrative of growth. •Yujingwa yujin (유진과 유진 Yujin and Yujin) (2004)•Novel Neodo haneulmallariya (너도 하늘말나리야 You Are a Twilight Lily, Too) (1999)•Novel Sohuiui bang (소희의 방 Sohee’s Room) (2010)

Born in Cheongwon, Chungbuk province, writer Kim Sun-young grew up playing in the forests and mountains of Cheongwon until the age of nine. She considered reading novels the most enjoyable activity during her school days and dreamt of making writing her profession in her teens and twenties. She wanted to write novels that could be a source of strength for struggling youth who may gain strength from them. Kim Sun-young made her debut with the short story "Mil-ye" in the 2004 Daejeon Ilbo New Spring Literary Contest and won the 1st Jaeum&Moeum Young Adult Lit Prize in 2011 with "The Time Sellers." Her published works include the novel collection "Mil-ye," the youth novel collection "Wind Reading Method," and the novels "The Time Sellers," "The Time Sellers 2: Time for You," and "The Time Sellers 3: Time Beyond the Clock."

Song Kisook (1935-2021) was a South Korean novelist.

“They say that valuable things are unseen. Thus, I yearn to write about them, crafting each line with the utmost care.”

Chang Kang-myoung is a South Korean writer. He was born in 1975 in Seoul. He graduated from Yonsei University in urban engineering and worked in a construction company, which he quit. Then he entered Dong-A Daily and worked as a reporter for 11 years. He began his career as a writer when he was awarded the Hankyoreh Literary Award for his novel The Bleached (표백) in 2011. He received the Surim Literary Award in 2014 for his novel Yeolgwanggeumji, ebarodeu (열광금지, 에바로드, No Enthusiasm, Eva Road); he received the Jeju 4·3 Peace Prize for his novel Daetgeulbudae(댓글부대 The Comments Army) in 2015; and he received the Munhakdongne Writer Award for Geumeum, ttoneun dangsini segyereul gieokhaneun bangsik(그믐, 또는 당신이 세계를 기억하는 방식 Waning Crescent, or the Way You Remember the World). He has also written novels Homodominanseu (호모도미난스 Homodominance),Hanguki sileoseo (한국이 싫어서 Because I Don’t Like Korea), and a short story collectionLumière People (뤼미에르 피플). He received the ‘Today’s Writer Award’ in 2016 for Daetgeulbudae (댓글부대 The Comments Army).