Interview: Sunwoo Jeong

Interview: Sunwoo Jeong

From Uncanny Magazine by Uncanny Magazine

April 7, 2026

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Korean writer Sunwoo Jeong, who discusses her dual life as an academic linguist and an author.

Sunwoo Jeong is a Korean writer living in NYC and Seoul in alternation. She is an academic linguist by day and an author by night. Her work has appeared in Split Lip, Fantasy, Lightspeed, and Uncanny Magazine, among others, and has been included in the Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist. A Kundiman Fellow and a Clarion […] The post Interview: Sunwoo Jeong appeared first on Uncanny Magazine .

People in this episode

Guest: Sunwoo Jeong

Topics covered

  • writing
  • linguistics
  • Korean literature
  • interview
  • author insights

Keywords

  • Sunwoo Jeong
  • Korean writer
  • linguist
  • Uncanny Magazine
  • interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Split Lip, Fantasy, Lightspeed, Uncanny Magazine, Kundiman, Clarion

Books & works: Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist

Places: Korea, NYC, Seoul

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