Born in Hualong City, Jilin Province, China, she graduated from Yanbian University, Faculty of Arts and Letters, and came to Korea in 2011 to complete her graduate studies in Creative Writing at Chung-Ang University. She currently lives and writes in Seoul.

Choi Nanyoung majored in Creative Writing in both university and graduate school. She awarded in the 2022 Korea Content Awards with "I Came From Moulin Rouge," and awarded in the 2nd Kim Seung-ok Literature Award with the short story "Cry, Please," as well as awarded in the 1st Yeosun 10.19 Literature Award with "The day my father came." She was selected for the short story category of the Gozknock Entertainment's Metaverse Genre Novel Contest with "Wishing for Luck," and received the award in the short story category at the 6th Kyobo Bookstore Story Contest with "Quo Vadis." As published works, She have the book "Metaverse Genre Literature Award Works 2: Wishing for Luck," "Kyobo Bookstore Story Contest Short Story Award Works 2019," and the essay collection "Blah Blah Blah."

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)

People do not understand each other based on birthplace and bloodline anymore. Rather, people can see clearer boundaries when they define each other via cultural and economic lines. Novelists are also the same. The author can be explained through his or her imagination, but that imagination is placed within the cultural boundaries that form a person’s life. Chung So-Sung is a part of the group that has been culturally influenced within the boundaries of French literature, which is rare in Korean literature, but still has considerable impact. Chung So-Sung, with a background as a graduate of Seoul National University’s French literature studies along with Yi In-seong and Choi Suchol, is a writer who has written novels that discuss the ideological problems and the loss of humanity from the reality of a divided country, as well as the resulting violence and oppression.

Since Kim Jinmyung published his iconic first novel, The Rose of Sharon Blooms Again, every subsequent book he has released has become a bestseller. Seamlessly navigating between reality and fiction, he incisively unravels the profound mysteries of the eras on which each of his books is based. He sheds light on Japan and China's distortion of Korean history with meticulous force, consistently revealing a deep love for Korea throughout his works. Those who read his books can instantly understand why his novels receive such rave reviews and high acclaim.