He is a writer and a civic activist.

작가이자 시민활동가이다.

Cho's writing is sparse and explicit, though it can also seem surreal. His most famous work is The Dwarf. The Dwarf is a yŏnjak sosŏl (linked novel) or collection of separately published short stories which can stand alone or supplement each other. This fractured structure, along with Cho's jump-cutting, juxtapositional, and un-sign-posted narrative portrays a society that "severs men from the natural rhythms and shape of creation." It is a powerful work of social criticism focusing on the forced redevelopment of Seoul in the 1970s, and the human costs that accompanied it. It combines biting realism with an often fantastic structure that pulls a reader into the difficult and fragmented era the work describes. Cho combines a kaleidoscopic narrative approach, powerful use of scientific symbols, and a dead-flat and deadeye narrative tone. Reading The Dwarf requires some attention, but the interlocking narrative arcs and often disconcerting internal shifts in narrator or time frame are both supportive of the theme of the book and ultimately rewarding. Koreans consider this work to be one of the critical works of the 1970s.

조세희(1942~ )는 대한민국의 소설가다.

He was born in Seoul in 1995. His published works include "Things I Neglected," "Embracing Myself as I Embrace Others," "When Life is Exhausting and Love is Falling Apart," and "To You, Who is Afraid of Tomorrow."

1995년 서울에서 태어났다. 출간작으로 『내가 소홀했던 것들』, 『타인을 안아주듯 나를 안았다』, 『삶에 지치고 사랑도 무너져갈 때』, 『내일이 두려운 오늘의 너에게』가 있다.

"Cho Seonhui was born in 1960 in Gangneung, South Korea. After attending Gangneung Girls' High School and Korea University, she participated in inaugural issue of the Hankyoreh Newspaper and worked as a reporter for the culture section. She then proceeded to work on the inaugural issue of ""Cine 21,"" a weekly film magazine, and served as its Editor-in-Chief for 5 years. Afer 2000, she left her reporting duties and wrote an essay ""In the Jungle, You Sometimes Become a Hyena,"" a novel , and a collection of short stories . She served as the Director of the Korean Film Archive from 2006 to 2009 and Director for the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture from 2012 to 2016. In 2005, she published a book on classic Korean films, titled . She began writing in 2005, taking two leaves of absence from her public posts in order to finish. took her 12 years to complete.

"1960년 강릉에서 태어나 자랐다. 강릉여고와 고려대학교를 다녔고 1982년 연합통신에서 기자 생활을 시작했다. 한겨레신문 창간에 참여해 문화부 기자로 일했고 창간부터 5년 동안 편집장을 했다. 2000년 기자 일을 접고 에세이《정글에선 가끔 하이에나가 된다》, 장편소설《열정과 불안》, 단편집《햇빛 찬란한 나날》을 냈다. 한국영상자료원장(2006~2009)과 서울문화재단 대표(2012~2016)로 일했다. 한국 고전영화에 관한 책《클래식중독》을 냈다.《세 여자》는 2005년에 시작했으나 두 번의 공직 생활로 중단됐고 12년 만에 완성됐다.

Cho Sun-hee won the grand prize for the second Korea Fantasy Literary Award with her full-length novel Go-ri-gol. Her other full-length novels include The Wizard and the Laundress Friga (two books in the series) The Key of Adon (seven books in the series), There, the Fox Paw Prints, Blue Tomb in Street Number 404, To Carve the Moon and Dry the Clouds (two books in the series), The Salt Scale, and To Kill a Maegu, and her collection of stories include The Modern Story of Patjwi and The Modern Story of Arang. Cho has won the 2015 Korea Story Competition with Nine Faber’s Oaks Asked. The Salt Scale and Nine Faber’s Oaks Asked have been signed for movie rights, and are in the script development phase.

장편소설 『고리골』로 제2회 한국판타지문학상 대상을 수상했다. 장편소설 『마법사와 세탁부 프리가』(전 2권) 『아돈의 열쇠』(전 7권) 『거기, 여우 발자국』『404번지 파란 무덤』 『루월재운 이야기』(전 2권) 『소금 비늘』 『매구를 죽이려고』, 소설집 『모던 팥쥐전』 『모던 아랑전』 등을 펴냈다. 『아홉 소리나무가물었다』로 2015 대한민국스토리공모대전 우수상을 수상했다. 『소금비늘』과 『아홉 소리나무가 물었다』는 영상화 판권 계약이 완료된 상태이며 시나리오 개발 중이다.

Cho Seon-jak (born 1940) is a South Korean writer.

조선작(1940~)은 대한민국의 소설가다.

The author writes the novels they want to read and believes that stories about women, queerness, and labor are needed more in the world. They strive to remember that we are all engaged in our own labor and rely on each other. They began their literary career in 2011 by winning the Daesan Literary Award for their short story "A Night with Five Dogs" and have since published several collections and novels. The author writes to resonate with both the entire world and the heart of a single person.

자신이 읽고 싶은 소설을 쓰는 작가는 여성, 퀴어, 노동에 대한 이야기가 더 필요하다고 믿는다. 우리는 각자의 노동을 하며 서로 의지해 살아간다는 사실을 잊지 않으려 한다. 2011년 단편소설 「개 다섯 마리의 밤」으로 대산대학문학상을 수상하며 작품 활동을 시작했으며, 소설집과 장편소설 등 여러 작품을 발표했다. 작가는 온 세상과 단 한 사람의 마음에 들고 싶어 소설을 쓴다.

Born in Incheon, he majored in Korean Literature at Dankook University. While still in school, he won the National University Literary Award in the fiction category. In 1997, he began his writing career by winning the Writer's World Newcomer Award with the work "The Crescent Moon Bear Doesn't Exist."

인천에서 태어나 단국대학교 국문과를 전공했다. 재학 중에 전국 대학문학상 소설 부문을 수상했으며, 1997년 '작가세계 신인상'에 「반달곰은 없다」가 당선되며 작품 활동을 시작하였다.

Cho Woo (1966~) is a South Korean martial arts fiction writer. In 2000, he published Ariuseu jeongi (아리우스 전기 The Biography of Arius), which won the 1st Golden Dragon Literary Award Popularity Prize. He then went on to publish several popular martial arts novels such as Jilpunggeumnyongdae (질풍금룡대) and Howimusa (호위무사 Escort Warrior). •Martial arts novel Jilpunggeumnyongdae (질풍금룡대) (2001~2002), •Martial arts novel Howimusa (호위무사 Escort Warrior) (2003~2004)

초우(1966~)은 한국의 무협소설 작가이다. 2000년에 황금 드래곤 문학상 1회의 인기상 수상작 《아리우스 전기》를 출간하였다. 이후 《질풍금룡대》, 《호위무사》 등의 무협소설을 출간하여 대중적인 인기를 끌었다.

Cho Yeeun won the Excellence Prize at the 2nd Goldenbough Time Leap Fiction Contest with the short story “Overlapped Knife, Knife,” and the Grand Prize at the 4th Kyobo Story Contest with the novel Shift. She is the author of New Seoul Park Jelly Vendor Massacre, Cocktails, Love and Zombies, and Snowball Drive.

제2회 황금가지 타임리프 공모전에서 「오버랩 나이프, 나이프」로 우수상을, 제 4회 교보문고 스토리 공모전에서 『시프트』로 대상을 수상했다. 『뉴서울파크 젤리장수 대학살』, 『칵테일, 러브, 좀비』, 『스노볼 드라이브』 등을 출간했다.

After graduating from the Oriental Painting Department and graduate school at Hongik University, he served as a professor in the Art Department at Seoul National University of Education. With a keen interest in anatomy like Da Vinci, he studied independently and researched human anatomy for seven years at a medical school, later earning his doctorate from Tokyo University of the Arts. Currently, he is the director of the Korean Trait Culture Research Institute, where he studies facial science and culture, building a database of 20,000 faces to restore the features of Koreans. Additionally, he continues to create artwork as a professor and teaches traditional portrait techniques to his students while also pursuing vocal studies.

홍익대학교 동양화과와 대학원을 졸업한 후 서울교육대학교 미술과 교수로 재직했다. 다빈치처럼 해부학에 관심을 두고 독학하며, 의과대학에서 7년간 인체해부학을 연구하고 일본 동경예술대학에서 박사학위를 받았다. 현재 한국형질문화연구소 소장으로 얼굴 과학과 문화를 연구하며, 2만 명의 얼굴 데이터베이스를 구축해 한국인 얼굴 복원 작업을 진행하고 있다. 또한, 미술 교수로서 작품 활동과 전통 초상화 기법을 후학에게 전수하며, 성악 공부도 이어가고 있다.

He completed his doctoral coursework in Korean Literature at Sogang University. He is currently active as a literary critic.

서강대학교 국문과 박사과정을 수료하였다. 현재는 문학평론가로 활동 중이다.

Cho Yongmee (1962 - ) is a Korean poet. She writes poems based on her experience of nature and landscapes through her various senses such as vision, touch and hearing1) rather than using the abstract and notional mode of expression. It is considered that her poems show us different aspects of normal phenomena from her sensitive perspective.2)

조용미(1962~)는 한국의 시인이다. 추상적이고 관념적인 표현 방식에서 벗어나 시각, 촉각, 청각 등 몸의 여러 감각을 통해1) 자연과 풍경을 체험한 시를 쓴다. 조용미의 시는 세심한 시선으로 평범한 현상의 특별한 이면을 발견한다는 평가를 받고 있다.2)

Born in Seoul in 1979, he graduated from the Creative Writing Department at Soongsil University. During middle school, he laid the foundation for his writing skills by adapting his father's comic storyboards, and he made his debut with the parody novel "A Letter from Holmes." After winning various literary contests, he became a full-time writer following his success with "The Red Sofa," which earned him the World Literature Award. He has published novels such as "There is No Twist" and "Hate Suicide," and a short story in the anthology "When Everyone Disappears" is set to be adapted into a film.

1979년 서울에서 태어나 숭실대학교 문예창작학과를 졸업했다. 중학교 시절 아버지의 만화 콘티를 통해 글쓰기의 기초를 다졌고, 홈즈 패러디 소설 「홈즈가 보낸 편지」로 데뷔했다. 이후 다양한 공모전에서 수상하며, 「붉은 소파」로 세계문학상을 수상한 뒤 전업 소설가로 활동하고 있다. 장편 소설 「반전이 없다」와 「혐오자살」을 출간했으며, 앤솔러지 「모두가 사라질 때」의 단편이 영화로 제작될 예정이다.