Shin Hankyun is a South Korean pottery artisan and novelist. Shin carries on traditional Joseon-era bowl-making techniques and displays his works at domestic and international galleries. In order to recreate the lives of Joseon-era pottery artisans who mastered Joseon white porcelain, which contributed to Japan’s economic rise, Shin wrote the epic historical novel Sinui geureut (신의 그릇 The Bowl of God) (2008). The novel tells the story of a Japanese pottery artisan who was dragged to Japan during the Imjin War. It was translated into Japanese under the title Kami no utsuwa and became a bestseller. •Novel Sinui geureut (신의 그릇 The Bowl of God) (2008)

Born 1986 in Seoul. Became active on the scene after winning the 2017 Dong-a Ilbo annual spring literary contest. Previous works: the short story collection We Will Come Find You and the novel Smoking Oreos. Member of the Hillside Club.

『몬스터 바이러스 도시』로 문학동네어린이문학상을받으며 작품 활동을 시작했다 . 『지도에 없는 마을』로 창비 ‘ 좋은어린이책 ’ 공모 대상을 받았다 . 지은 책으로 『너의 세계』『밤을 건너는 소년』 『미식 예찬』 『용의 미래』 『별과 고양이와 우리』 『달의 방』 『세대주 오영선』 『그 애 집은 어디일까』 『그림자 나비』등이 있다 .

Kim Ae-ran (born 1980) is a South Korean writer.