Lee Beomseon (1920-1982) was a South Korean novelist. Alongside Son Chang-sop, Chang Yong-hak, and Hwi Sunwoo, he was one of the representative writers of postwar literature in 1950s Korea. His main works include the short stories “Hangmaeul saramdeul” (학마을 사람들 The People of Hak Village) (1955) and “Obaltan” (오발탄 “A Stray Bullet”) (1959).

Kwon Kitae (1966~) is a Korean journalist and novelist. From 1992 to 2006, he served as a reporter for the culture desk at The Dong-a Ilbo. Around the time of the 2003 Iraq War, he worked as a war correspondent. Published in 1988, his short story “Ipdae” (Enlistment) received the Daehak Literary Award. In 2006, Kwon won Today’s Writer Award for his first novel Paradaiseu gadeun (파라다이스 가든 Paradise Garden). •Novel Paradaiseu gadeun (파라다이스 가든 Paradise Garden) (2006) •Novel Jungnyeok (중력 Gravity) (2019)

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)

Park Hyon-suk (1926 ~) is a Korean playwright. From the 1950s onward, she has written a number of literary works as one of the first-generation female playwrights in Korea. She has created a unique literary world by digging deep into family matters while presenting those in close connection with the times.