Yi Hyunseok was born in Incheon in 1984, and grew up in Daegu. He keeps his day job as a doctor, and writes fiction on weekends. He debuted as a writer in 2017 by winning the JoongAng New Writer’s Award. He is the author of the short story collection In Another World—the titular story of which earned him the 11th Young Writer’s Award in 2020. His vivid and variegated stories that delve into various realistic social issues have won the hearts of many readers.