Kim Oksuk
김옥숙
Kim Oksuk was born in Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnamdo province, South Korea. She has been engaged in poetry and novel writing since winning the 2003 Annual Spring Literary Contest held by Maeil Newspaper in Daegu with her poem Nakta (Camel), followed by the winning of Jeon Tae-il Literary Award with her novel Neoui Ireumeun Huimangida (Your Name is Hope) in the same year. Her notable works include Huimangnamyeon Se Bongji (Three Bags of Hope Ramen), Pyeonghwaui Bulkkochi Doen Haegui Ai Hyeongnyuri (Hyeongryul, a Nuclear Child Who Became the Flame of Peace), and Kim Hyeongryul, which was selected for the liberal arts category of Sejong Books. She also wrote a poetry collection Saeui Siksa (Bird’s Meal) and full-length novels such as Sikdang Sajang Jangmanho (Restaurant Owner Jang Manho), Hyungteoui Kkot (The Flower of Scars), and Seouldae Naraui Hellikopteo Mam Masunyeong Ssi (Ma Sunyeong, a Helicopter Mom in the Nation of Seoul University). Her work Ellibeiteo Geoul Sogeuro Deureogan Namja (A Man Who Walked into the Mirror of an Elevator) was published in the anthology Genre Novel of the Month 2.
경남 합천에서 태어났다. 2003년 대구 〈매일신문〉 신춘문예에 시 「낙타」로 당선되고, 같은 해 전태일 문학상에 소설 『너의 이름은 희망이다』로 당선되어 시와 소설을 쓰고 있다. 지은 책으로 『희망라면 세 봉지』, 『평화의 불꽃이 된 핵의 아이 형률이』, 세종도서 교양 부문에 선정된 『김형률』이 있다. 시집 『새의 식사』, 장편 소설 『식당 사장 장만호』, 『흉터의 꽃』, 『서울대 나라의 헬리콥터 맘 마순영 씨』가 있다. 앤솔로지 『이달의 장르소설2』에 「엘리베이터 거울 속으로 들어간 남자」를 실었다.