Jeong So-hyeon graduated from the School of Arts at Hongik University and the School of Creative Writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts. Her literary career began through her entry and win at the 2008 Munhwa Ilbo Spring Literary Contest. Jeong won at the 1st Young Writer Award in 2010, the 3rd Young Writer Award in 2012, and the Kim Jun-seong Literary Award in 2013. To date, books published by Jeong So-hyeon include Human Error, a collection of short stories.