• Authors

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  Ahn Do-Hyun

  Ahn Do-Hyun was born in 1961 in Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do. While in high school, he joined the creative writing club ‘Taedonggi Literary Society’, coming to know fellow writers such as Hong Seung-woo, Seo Jeong-yoon, Park Deok-gyu, Kwon Tae-hyeon, Ha Eung-baek, and Lee Jeong-ha. He received many awards such as various writing contests and creative writing competitions across the country including the ‘Hakwon Literary Award’. In 1980 he entered Wonkwang University for Korean literature, and he was also active as a member of Guksi, a literary communication journal that was being published in Daegu, along with writers Park Gi-young, Park Sang-bong, and Jang Jung-il. He began his literary career as his poem “Nakdong River” (낙동강) won the Daegu Maeil Shinmun New Writer’s Contest in 1981, and his poem “Jeon Bong-jun Goes to Seoul” (서울로 가는 전봉준) won the Dong-A Ilbo New Writer’s Contest in 1984. He started his career in education as he became a Korean language teacher at Iri Middle School on February 1985, but he was fired from Iri Middle School on August 1989 for having joined the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU). Afterwards, until February 1994 he worked at the Iri Iksan branch of the KTU, and was also active as a member of the ‘Society of Educational Creative Writing’ with Kim Jinkyung, Do Jong-Hwan, Bae Chang-hwan, Jo Jae-do, Jeong Yeong-sang, Jo Seong-sun, and Jo Hyeon-seol. In March 1994 he was transferred to Sanseo High School in Jangsu Jeollabuk-do, but he resigned from teaching on February 1997, and turned to writing full time. Afterwards, he received a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in creative writing at Dankook University’s Graduate School. He is currently a creative writing professor at Woosuk University.

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  Ahn Junghyo

  Ahn's first novel was Of War and the Metropolis, now known as White War (하얀전쟁), which was published in 1983 to a chilly critical reception. It discussed his experiences as a Republic of Korea Army soldier in the Vietnam War. Ahn translated it into English and had it published in the United States, where it was released by Soho Publishing in 1989 under the title The White Badge. In 1992 it was also made into a film, White Badge, shot on location in Vietnam. The book was then reissued in Korea as White War in 1993, and was received much more favorably than before.

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  Ahn Miok

  Ahn Miok began her artistic career in 2012 when she won the Dong-a Ilbo New Writer’s Contest. Her poetry collections include On and No Hint. She has received the Kim Jun-seong Literary Award and the Hyundae Munhak Literary Award.

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  Ahn Sanghak

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  An Boyun

  debuted in 2005 with the novel Here Come the Crocodiles, which won the Munhakdongne Writer Award. Her works include the short story collections Your Relatively Good Day (2014), Confessions of Boy No. 7 (2018), and Let Me Share Your Name (2023), the novella Alma’s Forest (2015), and the novels The Doctor of Oz (2009), Small Issues (2011), Stop (2012), Pretending Not to Know (2013), Night’s Whereabouts (2019), and Aftershock (2022). An has won the 2009 inaugural Jaeum & Moeum Literary Award, the 2021 Kim Seungok Literary Award, the 2023 Hyundae Munhak Award, and the 2023 Lee Hyoseok Literary Award’s Grand Prize.

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  An Taewoon

  An Taewoon embarked on his literary career in 2014 after winning the Munye Joongang Literary Award for Best First Novel. He has published a number of poetry collections, including Closed Eyes Are My Face and To People Who Take Walks. He was also the recipient of the Kim Su-young Literary Award.