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Kim Bo-Young, one of the leading science fiction writers in Korea, began her writing career in 2004, winning the inaugural Science and Technology Creative Writing Awards with her novella
The Experience of Touch. Her first novel,
The Seven Executioners, received the Grand Prize at the 1st Annual SF Awards of Korea, while her short story "How Alike Are We" won the Grand Prize in the short story and novella category at the 5th Annual SF Awards of Korea. In 2021, her short story collection
On the Origin of Species and Other Stories was longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature, and her short story "Whale Snows Down" was shortlisted for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Rosetta Awards. Kim's work has been translated into a number of languages and is read worldwide. Her writing has been praised by award-winning film director Bong Joon Ho. She was a script adviser for Bong's 2013 film
Snowpiercer.
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