Yoo Eun-Sil (Korean: 유은살) is a South Korean author of children's literature, active since 2004. Her major works include My Teacher Lindgren and Lee Yujeong the Perfect, and her work ranges from young adult novels and picture books to collections of short stories. She was nominated in 2023 as the Korean candidate for the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

Yoo Eun-Sil
BornSeoul, South Korea
OccupationAuthor
LanguageKorean
NationalitySouth Korean
GenrePicture Book, Children's Literature

Career edit

Yoo Eun-Sil was born in 1974 in Seoul, South Korea. She lived in Doksan-dong, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Seoul.[1] She published her first children's novel in 2005, Granny Mago Came to My House. In 2010, Lee Yujeong the Perfect was selected for the IBBY Honour List.[2]

Her other major works include My Teacher Lindgren, The Last Event, Sunrye House, and the I Wanna series. Her young adult novels include Outskirts, Two Meters and 48 Hours, and Sunrye House, while her picture books include The Year’s Autumn, My Doksan-dong, Calf Poo, and Matryoshka. She has also published collections of short stories including The Flags of All Nations Boy and Lee Yujeong the Perfect. Her children's fiction includes The Last Event and The Birth of Ilsoo.

Awards and nominations edit

Works edit

  • 2021 Sunrye House (BIR) ISBN 9788954691529
  • 2018 Two Meters and 48 Hours (Naznsan Books) ISBN 9791155251096
  • 2014 Outskirts (Munhakdongne) ISBN 9788954691529

Collaborations with other illustrators edit

References edit

  1. ^ "K-Book Trends". www.kbook-eng.or.kr. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2010 Honor Lists". www.ibby.org. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Korean nominees announced for celebrated children's literature awards". The Korea Times. Retrieved 13 June 2023.