This is a partial list of Korean women writers.

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Bae Suah Bae Suah (born 1965) is a South Korean author and translator. Life Bae graduated from Ewha Womans University with a degree in chemistry. At the time of her debut in 1993, she was a government employee working behind the embarkation/disembar ...

(born 1965), novelist, short story writer

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Cha Meeyoung Cha Meeyoung, sometimes known as Mia, is an associate professor at KAIST in the School of Computing and a chief investigator in the Pioneer Research Center for Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the Institute for Basic Science. Her resear ...

(born 1979), mathematician and computer scientist *

Cheon Un-yeong Cheon Unyeong (, born 1971) is a modern South Korean writer. Life Cheon Unyeong was born in 1971 in Seoul, South Korea. She studied creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts, and graduated from Hanyang University with a B.A. in journalis ...

(born 1971), novelist *

Choe Yun Choe Hyeonmu (born 1953), better known by her pen name Choe Yun, is a South Korean writer, translator, and professor of French literature. Life Choe Yun was born in Seoul in 1953. She received her Ph.D. from Sogang University, graduating in 19 ...

(born 1953), novelist * Choi Eunmi (born 1978), novelist *

Choi Jeongrye Choe Jeongrye () (1955 – 16 January 2021) was a modern South Korean poet."박상순" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Life Choe Jeongrye was born in 1955 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do. She graduated with a doctorate ...

(1955–2021), poet * Chung Bora (born 1972), short story writer, novelist, translator

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Eun Meehee Eun, Mihee ( ko, 은미희; born on September 20, 1960) is a South Korean novelist, writer, columnist, and a college lecturer. She was born in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province in southern South Korea and moved to Gwangju at 3 years old and grew ...

(born 1960), novelist, columnist, educator

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Gong Ji-young Gong Jiyeong (; born January 31, 1963) is a South Korean novelist. Life Gong Jiyeong was interested in literature from an early age, and while still a teenager, self-published her own stories and poems.Korean Writers and Novelists. Minumsa Pub ...

(born 1963), novelist * Gong Sun-ok (born 1963), novelist, short story writer

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* Ha Seong-nan (born 1967), short story writer, novelist * Han Kang (born 1970), poet, short story writer, novelist, educator * Han Malsook (born 1931), novelist *

Han Moo-sook Han Moo-sook (1918-1993) () was a South Korean writer. Her name may also be rendered in English as "Han Musuk", "Han Moo-suk", "Han Musook", "Mu-suk Han" or "Han Mu-suk". Life Han Moo-sook was born October 25, 1918 in Seoul and graduated from ...

(1918–1993), novelist *

Hee Geum Geum Hee (금희; born 1979), born Jin Jinji (, Korean: Kim Geum Hee), is an ethnic Korean writer, who lives in China and writes in Korean. She realistically depicts the issue of identity for ethnic Koreans living in China and the diaspora exper ...

(1979) * Heo Nanseolheon (1563–1589), prominent poet of the mid- Joseon dynasty * Heo Su-gyeong (born 1964), poet *

Hong Yun-suk Hong Yun-Suk (1925 in Chongju, North Pyongan Province, Korea – 12 December 2015) was considered one of the leading Korean female poets of her generation. She is also known by her pen name YeoSa (Beautiful Story). Life Although born in North ...

(1925–2015), acclaimed poet * Lady Hyegyeong (1735–1816), crown princess and memoirist of the late- Joseon dynasty * Hwang In-suk (born 1958), poet *

Hwang Sun-mi Hwang Seon-mi (born 1963) is a South Korean author and professor who is best known for her fable ''The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly'', which has also been made into a successful animated film in South Korea, ''Leafie, A Hen into the Wild''. Li ...

(born 1963), children's writer *

Hwang Jin-i Hwang Jini or Hwang Jin-Yi (; 1506 – 1560), also known by her gisaeng name Myeongwol ("bright moon", ), was one of the most famous gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty. She lived during the reign of King Jungjong. She was noted for her exceptiona ...

(c. 1506–1560), poet, wrote in the

sijo ''Sijo'' () is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged in the Goryeo period, flourished during the Joseon Dynasty, and is still written today. Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14� ...

verse form * Hwang Jung-eun (1967), author, podcaster *

Yun-I Hyeong Yun I-hyeong (born in 1976) is a South Korean writer. ��이버 지식백과윤이형 (한국현대문학대사전, 2004. 2. 25.) http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2075573&cid=41708&categoryId=41737 Life Her real name is Seul Lee and she wa ...

(1967)

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Im Yunjidang Im Yunjidang (임윤지당, 任允摯堂; 1721-1793) was a Korean writer and neo-Confucian philosopher. She defended the right for a woman to become a Confucian master and argued that men and women did not differ in their human nature by interpreta ...

(1721–1793), scholar, philosopher, non-fiction writer

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Jang Eun-jin Jang Eun-Jin (born 1976) is a female South Korean writer. Life Jang Eun-Jin was born in 1976 in Gwangju City, Jeollanamdo, South Korea. She has a twin sister, Kim Hee-jin. Jang attended Cheonam National University in Gwangju from which she gr ...

(born 1976), novelist, short story writer * Jon Kyongnin (born 1962), poet, novelist, focus on sexuality *

Jo Kyung-ran Jo Kyung Ran (This is the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea) is a South Korean writer. Life Jo Kyung Ran was born in Seoul in 1969 where she went on to study creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, but did not decide ...

(born 1969), non-fiction writer *

Jung Eun-gwol Jung Eun-gwol () is a South Korean novelist. Three of her bestselling books have been adapted into television dramas – ''Sungkyunkwan Scandal'' (KBS2, 2010) and ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' ( MBC, 2012) and ''Lovers of the Red Sky ''Lovers o ...

, since 2004, novelist *

Jung Ihyun Jeong Yi-hyeon (born 1972) is a South Korean novelist. Life Jeong Yi-hyeon was born in Seoul in 1972. She graduated from Sungshin Women's University Graduate School, and studied in the Department of Creative Writing at Seoul Institute of the A ...

(born 1972), novelist *

Jung Mikyung Jung Mi-Kyung (; 4 February 1960 – 18 January 2017) was a modern South Korean novelist.”Jung Mi-Kyung" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Life Jung Mi-Kyung was born on Febru ...

(born 1960), novelist, short story writer

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Kang Kyeong-ae Kang Kyŏng-ae (; 20 April 1906 – 26 April 1944) was a Korean writer, novelist and poet involved with the Feminist movement. She is also known by her penname Kang Gama. Life Kang Kyŏng-ae was born in Songhwa County, Hwanghae Province, ...

(1906–1944), novelist, poet, feminist *

Kang Sok-kyong Kang Sŏk-kyŏng , who was born on 10 January 1951, is a South Korean author with two works translated into English."강석경 " biographical PDF available at: http://www.klti.or.kr/ku_01_02_011.do?method=author_detail&AI_NUM=587&admin_top_lid= ...

(born 1951), novelist *

Kang Young-sook Kang Young-sook (; born November 10, 1967) is a South Korean novelist."Kang Young-sook" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Life and career Kang Young-sook was born in 1967 in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province (South K ...

(born 1967), short story writer, novelist *

Kim Aeran Ae-ran Kim (the romanization preferred by the author, according to literary agency) (; born 1980) is a South Korean writer.

(born 1980), short story writer, best selling novelist *

Kim Byeol-ah Kim Byeol-ah (born 1969) is a South Korean writer. Life Kim Byeol-ah hails from the coastal town of Gangneung in Gangweon Province. She began her career as a writer in 1993. During the ten years that followed, she did not emerge as a major fi ...

(born 1969), historical novelist *

Kim Chae-won Kim Chae-won (; born August 1, 2000), is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of South Korean girl group Le Sserafim. She is also a former member of the reality competition series ''Produce 48's'' resulting girl group Iz*One in 2018. Ear ...

(born 1946), short story writer, novelist * Kim Chi-won (1943–2013), short story writer, novelist * Kim Hu-ran (born 1934), poet, journalist * Kang Hwa-gil (born 1986), gothic fiction and feminist writer *

Kim Hyesoon Kim Hyesoon () is a South Korean poet. Life Kim Hyesoon was born in Uljin County, North Gyeongsang Province. She was raised by her grandmother and had tuberculous pleurisy as a child. She received her Ph.D. in Korean literature from Konkuk U ...

(born 1955), poet *

Kim Insuk Kim Insuk () is a South Korean writer. Life Kim Insuk was born in 1963 in Seoul. She suffered the death of her father when she was five years old. She spent her childhood under the mother of a hostess. She graduated from Jinmyeong Girls' High ...

(born 1963), novelist, short story writer *

Kim Myeong-sun Kim Myeong-sun ( ko, 김명순, Hanja: 金明淳) (20 January 1896 – 22 June 1951) was a female Korean novelist and poet of the early 20th century. Life Kim Myeong-sun, who wrote under the pen names Tansil (탄실, 彈實) and Mangyangcho ( ...

(1896–1951), novelist, short story writer, poet * Kim Myǒngmi (born 1957), Korean-American poet *

Kim Nam-jo Kim Namjo is a Korean poet. Life Kim Namjo was born on September 25, 1927, in Daegu, South Korea. She attended a girls' school in Kyushu, Japan, and graduated from Seoul National University's College of Education in 1951 with a degree in Korea ...

(born 1927), poet *

Kim Ryeo-ryeong Kim Ryeo-ryeong (; born 1971) is a South Korean writer."김채원 " biographical PDF available at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Life Kim Ryeo-ryeong was born in Seoul in 1971, and grew up in Seoul at her maternal grandmother's house, an ...

(born 1971), children's writer, novelist *

Kim Sagwa Kim Sagwa (; born 1984) is a South Korean writer. Life Kim Sagwa (the name is a pen name and means "apple" or "apology" in Korean) was born in 1984 in Seoul, South Korea, where she attended the Korean National University while studying Creativ ...

(born 1984), novelist, short story writer *

Kim Seon-wu Kim Seonu (, born 1970) is a South Korean feminist poet. Life Kim Seonu was born in 1970 in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea, and is considered part of the new "feminist" wave of Korean poetry. Kim is also known internationally, havin ...

(born 1970), feminist poet *

Kim Seung-hee Kim Seunghui is a South Korean poet, essayist, and novelist. Life Kim was born in Gwangju on March 1, 1952. She graduated from Chon-nam Girls' High School. She majored in English Literature at Sogang University in Seoul, Korea from which she ...

(born 1952), poet, essayist, novelist * Kwon Teckyoung, literary critic *

Kwon Yeo-sun Kwon Yeo-sun (born 1965) is a South Korean writer. Life Kwon Yeo-sun was born in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea in 1965. Kwon enjoyed a brilliant literary debut in 1996 when her novel ''Niche of Green'' was awarded the Sangsan ...

(born 1965), novelist, short story writer

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Lee Hye-gyeong Lee Hye-gyeong (; born 1960) is a South Korean writer who has published three collections of works and received multiple awards. Life In her first year of university, Lee was exposed to national political controversies including pictures from ...

(born 1960), novelist *

Hayeon Lim Hayeon Lim (; born July 3, 1993), also known as Heiress Hayeon is a South Korean socialite, and author. Early life Hayeon Lim was born and raised in Seoul. Her father was a businessman, financier, banker and her mother was a housewife. From a ...

(born 1993), socialite and author

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Moon Chung-hee Mun Jeonghui is a South Korean poet. Life Mun Jeonghui was born in Boseong, Jeollanam-do, Korea on May 25, 1947. She attended Jinmyeong Girls' High School, majored in Korean Literature at Dongguk University, and completed her graduate studies ...

(born 1947), poet *

Moh Youn-sook Moh Youn Sook (March 5, 1910 – June 7, 1990; Korean: 모윤숙) is a well known Korean female poet. Life While young she belonged to a circle of friends which also included the alleged secret agent Kim Soo-im. Though Moh is a focus of great p ...

(1910–1990), Korea's best-known female poet

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* Na Hye-sok (1896–1948), poet, feminist writer, painter, educator, journalist *

Noh Cheonmyeong Noh Cheonmyeong (; September 2, 1912 – December 10, 1957) was an early-modern South Korean poet. Biography Noh Cheonmyeong was born on September 2, 1912, in Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan. In 1934 Noh graduated with a B.A. in English f ...

(1912–1957), poet

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Oh Jung-hee O Jeonghui (born November 9, 1947) () is a South Korean writer. Life O Jeonghui was born in Seoul, South Korea on November 9, 1947. She attended the Sorabol Art College from which she received her B.A. in creative writing in 1968. O Jeonghui ...

(born 1947), short story writer * Oh Soo-yeon (born 1964), novelist, short story writer

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Pak Hwasŏng Pak Hwasŏng or Pak Kyŏngsun (1904–1988) was a Korean novelist, short story writer and essayist. A witness to both Korea under Japanese rule and the Korean War, Pak's stories foregrounded social concerns and the particular situation of women c ...

(1904–1988), novelist, short story writer, essayist *

Park Kyung-ni Pak, Kyongni or Bak, Kyoungli (December 2, 1926 – May 5, 2008) was a prominent South Korean novelist. She was born in Tōei, Keishōnan-dō, Chōsen (today Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea); later she lived in Wonju, Gangwo ...

(1926–2008), prominent novelist *

Park Wansuh Park Wan-suh (October 20, 1931January 22, 2011) was a South Korean writer. Life Park Wan-suh (also Park Wan-seo, Park Wan-so, Park Wansuh, Park Kee-pah, Pak Wan-so, Pak Wanso) was born in 1931 in Gaepung-gun in what is now Hwanghaebuk-do in No ...

(1931–2011), novelist

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Ra Heeduk Na Huideok (, born 1966) is a South Korean poet. Life Na Huideok was born in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. She was raised in an orphanage in which her parents - Christians who sought to carry out the teachings of their religion through c ...

(born 1966), poet

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Seo Hajin Seo Hajin (Hangul: 서하진), born in 1960, is a South Korean writer. Life So Hajin was born in 1960, in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province in Korea. Seo, whose given name is Seo Deoksun, writes under the pen name of Seo Hajin. Her father h ...

(born 1960), short story writer, novelist * Shin Kyung-sook (born 1963), short story writer, novelist *

Sim Yunkyung Sim Yunkung (Hangul: 심윤경) is a South Korean writer. Life Sim Yunkung was born in 1972 in Seoul, Korea. Sim Yungyeong majored in molecular biology at Seoul National University and went on to complete her graduate studies there. Sim also ...

(born 1972), popular novelist *

So Young-en Seo Yeong-eun (Korean: 서영은; born May 18, 1943) is a South Korean writer. Life Born in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Seo graduated from Gangneung Teacher Training School in 1961 and entered Konkuk University in 1963 to study English Language and ...

(born 1943), short story writer *

Son Bo-mi Son Bo-mi is a multiply awarded modern South Korean writer of fiction born in Seoul, South Korea. Life Son was born in Seoul, South Korea. Son made her literary debut int 2009 with Silence and she currently teaches creative writings at Kyeongh ...

(born 1980), novelist *

Son Sohui Son Sohui ( ko, 손소희, September 12, 1917 – January 7, 1987) was a South Korean writer of novels and short stories. A leading woman writer in the colonial and postwar periods, she is considered one of the first Korean authors to address ...

(1917–1987), novelist, short story writer

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* Uhwudong (c.1440–1480), dancer, poet, wrote in sijo verse

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Yang Gui-ja Yang Gwija (born 1955) () is a South Korean writer. Life Yang Gwija was born July 1, 1955, in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do and graduated from Wonkwang University in 1978 with a degree in Korean Literature. She later moved to Seoul after her marriage i ...

(born 1955), novelist * Yeo Ok (from the ancient Gojoseon kingdom), author of the poem ''Gonghuin'' (A Medley for the Harp) *

Yi Bingheogak Yi Bingheogak (24 February 1759 — 3 March 1824) (floruit 1809), was a Korean writer. Early life She was born on 24 February 1759 into the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨, 全州李氏), when Yeongjo was in his 35th year of reign, to a family of sc ...

(fl.1809), published the women's encyclopaedia Guyhap chongseo * Yi Geun-hwa (born 1976), poet, educator *

Yi Kyoung-ja Yi Kyoung-ja (Hangul: 이경자) is a South Korean author whose work focuses on the position of women in Korean society. Life 1948년 1월 28일 (강원도 양양) YI Kyoung-ja was born on January 28, 1948, in Yangyang, Gangwan-do, Korea. Yang ...

(born 1948), short story writer, novelist *

Yoo An-jin Yoo An-Jin (This is the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea, or Hangul: 유안진) is a South Korean poet, essayist, and professor. Life Yoo An-Jin was born April 21, 1941, in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Yu graduated from Seoul Nation ...

(born 1941), poet, essayist, educator * Yun Ko-eun (born 1980), novelist

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