Ryoo Kisu (1924-2007) was a South Korean novelist who debuted through the Kyunghyang Daily News New Writer`s Contest 1968 with the short story “Horobaksa” (호로박사 “The Well-Aged Professor”). Ryoo wrote largely on the pain of national division between North and South Korea, and depicted the injustices of contemporary Korean society through a realistic lens. •Novel Jirisan saramdeul (지리산 사람들 The People of Jirisan Mountain) (1991) •Novel Ingangyoryang (인간교량 The Human Bridge) (1994) •Novel Jirisane pin kkocheun sideulji anneunda (지리산에 핀 꽃은 시들지 않는다 Flowers Blooming on Jirisan Mountain Never Wither) (1999) •Novel Ppalchisan (빨치산 Partisans) (2002)

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.

Hwang Jungeun (born 1976) is a Korean writer. She is one of the most promising writers in the Korean literary world, acclaimed as 'the writer who represents the 2010s' and 'the young master.' The most prominent feature of her writing is the elements of fantasy, which create a cheerful tone in her narratives but also coat them with the sadness of reality. That is, the fantasy in her works is a fictional device that builds a joyful as well as sorrowful atmosphere at the same time. She made her debut as a writer in 2005 with the publication of her short story "Mother (마더)."

Gang Muji (1969-) is a South Korean children’s writer who debuted in 1999 through the Kookje Daily News with the story “Nooran ibul iyagi” (노오란 이불 이야기 Story of the Yellow Blanket). Gang’s published works include Kkokjiya okiya (꼭지야 okiya Kkokji, Hye Kkokji), Ssalbap boribap (쌀밥 보리밥 Rice and Barley Rice), and Taeraniui piano (태란이의 피아노 Taeran’s Piano). •Children’s book Ssalbap boribap (쌀밥 보리밥 Rice and Barley Rice) (2003) •Children’s book Myeoneuriwa byeo isak (며느리와 벼 이삭 The Daughter-in-Law and an Ear of Rice) (2009)