Lee Young-ju is the author of the poetry collection Keep No Record of Any Kind of Love (Moonji Publishing, 2019), Cold Candy (Moonji Publishing, 2014), Sister (Minumsa, 2010), and The Hundred-and-Eighth Man (Munhakdongne, 2005). She is the recipient of the Arts Council of Korea's literature and creative writing grant and the Creativity Award Fellowship from the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture. She teaches at Myongji and Kyung Hee University and lives in Seoul, South Korea.