Born in Seoul in 1982, Kim Hye-na majored in Korean Literature at Cheongju University. After graduating from university, she completed the yoga instructor course in Korea, and studied yoga asana, yoga philosophy and Sanskrit at the KPJAYI, an institute for yoga in India. She won the 34th Writer of the Day Award in 2010, and the 4th Surim Literature Award in 2016. Her works include a number of novels, Jerry, Junk and My Goldstar Phone, a short story collection, Green Tangerine and an essay collection, Things that Keep My Breath.