Keum Suk Gendry-Kim Author

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was born in Goheung, Korea, a town famous for its beautiful mountains and sea. She is the author of numerous graphic novels, including 2019 s Grass, winner of the Krause Essay Prize, Cartoonist Studio Prize, and the Harvey Award, and nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, YALSA s Alex Awards, and more. Gendry-Kim received the Best Creative Manhwa Award for her short manhwa Sister Mija, about a comfort woman. She has had exhibitions of her work in Korea and Europe, and her graphic novels and manhwa deal mostly with people who are outcasts or marginalized.