Background
Kim Mi-wol was born in 1977 in Gangneung in the Gangwon province of South of Korea. Her father was a public servant and so she moved, along with his job, to Hongcheon for middle school.
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Education
She attended a secondary school for girls in Chuncheon.
Career
Unusually, she enjoyed, saying, "I liked moving to a new school. The excitement of encountering something new was overwhelming. The sadness of separation from things that were familiar paled in comparison."
Kim became a writer, she says, because "when the book I was reading had an ending that I did not like, I would re-write the conclusion of as I see lieutenant fit.
Considering the examples are all tragic stories, I must have preferred a happy ending even in my younger years.
She then moved to Seoul and got a degree from of Korea University in Linguistics and a degree at the University of the Arts in Seoul in creative writing. She made her literary debut in 2004 with her work "Think Your Way Through the Garden" (Jeongwone gireul mutda) published in the newspaper Segye Ilbo.
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Awards
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Young Artist award; the Munhakdongne Young Writers Award 2014 22nd Today's Young Artist Award 2013 4th Munhakdongne Young Writers Award 2012 3rd Munhakdongne Young Writers Award 2011 29th Shin Dong-yup Literary Award 2010 1st Munhakdongne Young Writers AwardYoung Artist award; the Munhakdongne Young Writers Award 2014 22nd Today's Young Artist Award 2013 4th Munhakdongne Young Writers Award 2012 3rd Munhakdongne Young Writers Award 2011 29th Shin Dong-yup Literary Award 2010 1st Munhakdongne Young Writers Award