Kim Wonwoo (born 1947) is a modern South Korean novelist.

Kang Yiul (1977-) is a South Korean TV writer who also works as a freelance writer, and served as an editor for the magazine 1pagestory.com. Kang also works under the pen name “Epiphany.” •Novel Sikeurit gadeun (시크릿 가든 Secret Garden) (2010-2011)

Oh Tae-sok (born 1940) is a South Korean playwright and theater director.

Park Hyun-wook (Hangul 박현욱; born 1967) is a South Korean writer.

Kwak Jae-gu (born 1954) is a South Korean modern poet.

Kim Jongyoon (1957-) is a South Korean novelist who debuted through the monthly publication Poetry and Criticism in 1993, and became a novelist in 1997 with the work Seulpeun eomeoni (슬픈 어머니 Sad Mother). •Novel Seulpeun eomeoni (슬픈 어머니 Sad Mother) (2003) •Novel Eomeonineun nuguilkka (어머니는 누구일까 Who is Mother?) (2003)

Kim Junghyun (1957-) is a South Korean novelist. Formerly a detective in the violent crime division, Kim debuted as a novelist in 1991 with the work Hamjeong (함정 The Trap). Kim is known for detailed depictions of the value of family in times of modern financial crisis and the dissolution of the family unit. Kim’s most famous work Abeoji (아버지 Father) became a nationwide hit and became the fastest-selling novel in Korean literary history. •Novel Abeoji (아버지 Father) (1996) •Novel Abeojiui nunmul (아버지의 눈물 Father’s Tears) (2010)

Heo Gyun (許筠, 1569–1618) was a civil official, writer, thinker and reformer in the mid-Joseon period. He left a large body of writing opposing Korea’s medieval etiquette-based education and criticizing the social contradictions of his time. Heo met a tragic death by execution after being implicated in a case of treason.

Lee Sihwan (1957-) is a South Korean poet and literary critic who debuted as a poet in 1988 through the quarterly publication Awareness of Poetry and as a literary critic in 1989 through Monthly Literature Magazine. Lee was awarded the grand prize for art in the literature category by the Korean Art Critics’ Association in 2019 for the anthology Bin gereut sogui meari (빈 그릇 속의 메아리 Echoes in the Empty Bowl). •Poetry collection Bin gereut sogui meari (빈 그릇 속의 메아리 Echoes in the Empty Bowl) (2019) •Poetry collection Heogongege munneunda (허공에게 묻는다 Asking Thin Air) (2021)