Hwang Sun-mi

Hwang Seon-mi (; born 1963) is a South Korean author and professor who is best known for her fable The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly, which has also been made into a successful animated film in South Korea, Leafie, A Hen into the Wild.

Life Born in 1963 as the second of five children, Hwang Seon-mi was unable to attend middle school due to poverty but, thanks to a teacher who gave her a key to a classroom, she was able to go to the school and read books whenever she wanted. She enrolled in high school by taking a certificate examination and she graduated from the creative writing departments at Seoul Institute of the Arts and Gwangju University, and from graduate school at Chung-Ang University. She lives in Seoul, South Korea.

Work Upon its publication in 2000, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly became an instant classic, remaining on bestseller lists for ten years, selling over 2 million copies, and inspiring the highest-grossing animated film in Korean history. It has also been adapted into a comic book, a play, and a musical, and has been translated into 27 languages. The author said in an interview that she had based her book around her farmer father's sad and struggling life. The Best Book of the Year in Poland (2012)

Works in Translation The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel, translated by Chi-Young Kim (Penguin Books, 2013) The Dog Who Dared To Dream, translated by Chi-Young Kim (Abacus, 2016)

Works in Korean (Original) The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly . Paju: Sakyejul, 2000. . 'Occupy the Orchard' Paju: Sakyejul, 2003. . Friends in Sun-rising Valley (2002, Sakyejul) The Bad Boy Stickers . Woongjin Junior, 2007 “invited children”2001, (Woongjin Junior) The Secret I’m Proud of (2001, ChangBi) The Day of Hiding My Diary (2003, Woongjin Junior) The Blue Hairy Dog (2005) The Joy of Writing Children's Books (2006, Sakyejul) The Beanpole House Where Wind Stays (2010)