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    Hyun Woo Kim

    Seoul, South Korea

    Hyun Woo Kim writes short stories, plays, and essays. He was a finalist of the 2023 Los Angeles Review Short Fiction Award. When not writing, Kim is busy telling people that his first name is Hyun Woo, not Hyun.

    Selected work
    • Fiction

      8

    • Nonfiction

      1

    • Other

      6

    Cover of Necessary Fiction

    What Cometh Out of the Mouth

    Necessary Fiction, 2024

    Fiction
    Short Story
    Cover of For Page and Screen

    Tangled

    For Page and Screen, 2025

    Cover of ellipsis literature & art

    How To Crush Open a Watermelon

    ellipsis literature & art, 2024

    Cover of The Madrid Review

    A Wet Encounter With Miss Herring

    The Madrid Review, 2024

    Cover of Metachrosis Literary

    A Language to Argue

    Metachrosis Literary, 2024

    Cover of Metachrosis Literary

    The Substance of a Rumor

    Metachrosis Literary, 2024

    Cover of The Sandy River Review

    Redemption

    The Sandy River Review, 2024

    Fiction
    Flash
    Cover of Hare's Paw Literary Journal

    Lucy

    Hare's Paw Literary Journal, 2024

    Fiction
    Flash
    Cover of BarBar

    Meoguri

    BarBar, 2023

    Fiction
    Short Story
    Cover of Open: Journal of Arts & Letters

    Deserted Small Pretty Things

    Open: Journal of Arts & Letters, 2023

    Fiction
    Flash
    Cover of On the Premises

    A Boring Life

    On the Premises, 2023

    Fiction
    Micro
    Cover of Bear Paw Arts Journal

    Chopsticks

    Bear Paw Arts Journal, 2023

    Fiction
    Flash
    Cover of Vermilion Writing Prompts

    All in Your Head

    Vermilion Writing Prompts, 2023

    Fiction
    Micro
    Horror
    Cover of Half and One

    Toska in the K-Pop Capital

    Half and One, 2023

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Cover of Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine

    Ring A Bell

    Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine, 2023

    Humor