Kwon Ji-ye[1] (Korean: 권지예; born 1960) is a South Korean writer. She made her literary debut in 1997 when the journal La Plume published her short story “Kkumkkuneun marionetteu” (꿈꾸는 마리오네뜨 The Dreaming Marionette) and novella Sangja sogeui pureun kal (상자 속의 푸른 칼 Blue Knife in the Box).[2] She won the 26th Yi Sang Literary Award in 2002 for her short story "Baemjangeo styu" (뱀장어 스튜 Eel Stew) and the 6th Dongin Literary Award in 2005 for Kkotgemudeom (꽃게무덤 Crab Grave).