On the 20th of this month at 2 p.m., Honam Bookstore will host a "Meeting with the Author" event featuring Yeso-yeon, who won the 48th Isang Literature Award. The event will highlight Yeso-yeon's latest work and the news of her award, sharing with readers the sensitivity of solidarity that transcends generations and ideologies.

Yeso-yeon began her literary career in 2021 with a recommendation from "Hyundae Munhak" magazine and achieved the honor of winning the Isang Literature Award just four years after her debut. Her award-winning work, "The Dog and the Revolution," received praise for depicting a scene where the student activist generation of the 1980s and the feminist youth generation of the 2020s collaborate to create a 'mess,' portraying a narrative of love and inclusivity that overwhelms ideology. The judging committee evaluated it as "a truly revolutionary narrative of inclusivity," and Yeso-yeon expressed her feelings by saying, "I wrote with a desire for more flexibility to be woven into our lives."

The "Meeting with the Author" event at Honam Bookstore is part of the 2025 Literature Resident Writer Support Project, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, organized by the Korea Arts and Culture Council, and supported by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. Currently, poet Kim Seong-cheol is the resident writer at Honam Bookstore, conducting weekly book club sessions and poetry workshops, as well as monthly dialogue programs with resident writers.

Yeso-yeon's notable works include the short story collection "Love and Flaws," the novel "Sisters of the Cat and the Desert," and the novella "Debt to Eternity." From winning the Moonji Literature Award and the Golden Dragon Literature Award in 2023 to receiving the Isang Literature Award in 2025, she has established herself as a prominent voice in Korean literature with a rapid rise. Recently, she has been expanding her literary world by releasing new works such as "Start Line," "I'm Not Meant to Work Here," and "Noisy Whisper."

During this upcoming meeting, the background and creative process of her award-winning work, as well as the themes of generational solidarity and inclusivity, will be the focus, along with behind-the-scenes stories of winning the Isang Literature Award. A book signing event is scheduled after the session, where attendees can meet Yeso-yeon and get copies of her representative works and award-winning pieces.

Honam Bookstore stated, "It will be a precious time to hear Yeso-yeon's voice, which bridges the generation gap with literary imagination," and expressed hope for the interest and participation of local readers.