K i m Yo u n g - m e i s a p r o d u c e r specializing in the coverage of conflictladen regions. At the age of 30, she came to read an article about a female college student who got killed during the civil war in East Timor. Kim packed up and headed to East Timor right away. Since then, she has reported on the world’s major regions struggling with civil wars and other serious conflicts. She also produced a piece about Korean sailors on the vessel Dongwon, who were kidnapped by pirates off Somalia. She made a number of documentaries such as SBS’s “Blue Angel of East Timor” and wrote People Hurt.
Lee Daesung is a photojournalist. He lives in France and continues to work in Eastern Europe and India. Lee published the photography collection, Dark Land, Bright Hope.
Lee Sang-bae is CEO of the online marketing firm MAKIIND. Lee provides consulting to Hanwha, KOTRA, and other enterprises. Lee is one of the first-generation experts on social media and social marketing. Since 2007, Lee’s blog has been one of the most popular sites among marketers in South Korea. He published The DIY Guide to Social Media Marketing.
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Norbert Cha Dong-yeob is a Roman Catholic priest who was ordained in 1991. He is professor at Catholic University based in Incheon and also head of the Future Pastoral Institute. He published Blessing of the Rainbow, Reading the Vein of the Bible Series (Happiness Code), Forgotten Questions That Will Pump Up the Heart, and many others.
Soonkki is a comic artist. Since 2010, she has serialized the webtoon “Cheese in the Trap, Season 1” on Naver. com. The online comic series won the Reader’s Comics Awards in 2010 and 2011. Her webtoon series has also been published as a book with the same title.
Jung Ok is a children’s book writer. Jung’s debut work Imo's House of Dreams won the Ma Haesong Literary Award. Jung published Imo's House of Dreams, The Tree Boy, and I’m Going to Become a Witch.
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Oh Eun-yeong is a psychiatrist who specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry. She is an adjunct professor of Yonsei University Medical School and a member of the Child Abuse Prevention Center. She is also director of the Children and Adolescent Clinic and the Learning and Development Center. She published Anxious Mother and Indifferent Father and Stress in Children.
Park Kyung-chol is a surgeon, also known as the ‘country doctor.’ One of the most celebrated intellectuals in Korean society, Park is an expert in economics, a popular columnist, and bestselling writer. His published works include A Country Doctor's Beautiful Companion, Economics of the Rich: A Country Doctor's Secret Guide to Investment, and Still Dreaming Of Striking Gold?
Choi Yang-sun is a children’s book writer. Choi made his literary debut with his novel Monster Virus City in 2009, which won the Munhakdongne Children’s Literature Award. Choi’s A Town Hidden from the Map won the Changbi Good Children’s Book Award in the category of ‘Good Children’s Book’ in 2011. He published Monster Virus City and A Town Hidden from the Map.
Ha Eun-kyung is a children’s book writer. Ha’s Hi, Spong Tree won the Munhakdongne Children’s Literature Award in 2007. Ha published Hi, Spong Tree, and The Nari Elementary School Scandal.
Kim Somin is a children’s book writer. She made her literary debut by winning the Socheon Children’s Book Award in the category of new writers. Her Witch Capsule’s Abracadabra Pharmacy won the BIR Literary Award in 2011. She also published Raccoon ‘Ggaeggeumi’ in the Lab.
Lee Eun-yong is a children’s book writer. Her book The Thirteenth Child won the Munhakdongne Children’s Literature Award.