Jin translates novels and narrative essays from Korean to English, particularly drawn to works that contain queer and feminist themes, social critique, transnational histories, and introspective reflection. She is represented by Seo Park and Ivan Mulcahy at International Creative Agency.
Novels
- Allergic to Love by Park Hansol, Avon (imprint of Harper Collins), publishing January 2027
Samples and synopses · Fiction
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- My Crazy Feminist Girlfriend (나의 미친 페미니스트 여자친구) by Min Jihyoung — sharp, critical feminist romance
- Blessed Are the Forgetful (망각하는 자에게 축복을) by Min Jihyoung — tech dystopia meets feminist revenge with a sapphic love line
- Women on Earth (지상의 여자들) by Park Moon-young — feminist speculative fiction
- And So To Pohang We Go (이렇게 된 이상 포항으로 간다) by Bora Chung and Choi Uitaek — mystery and thriller
- The Six Strange Tales of Mari (마리 이야기) by Jeon Heyjin — transnational twentieth-century East Asian historical fiction
- Breadbug (빵충 사육 준수 사항) by Kim Hye-young — farmcore creature-horror thriller on millennial despair and economic precarity
- Last Words from Barcelona (바르셀로나의 유서) by Baek Sehee — autobiographical novella on struggling with self-love
- Heading to Kimbap Heaven (김밥천국 가는 날) by Jeon Heyjin — healing fiction and social critique on gender and labor
- Korea’s Monster Management Agency (사단법인 한국괴물관리협회) by Bae Yeram — contemporary twist on Korean folklore and mythology
Samples and synopses · Nonfiction
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- I Hope You Stay Uncomfortable: Feminist Essays (당신이 계속 불편하면 좋겠습니다: 홍승은 페미니즘 에세이) by Hong Seungeun
- Paper Rosary: Meditations in a Daily Journal (종이 묵주) by Park Moon-young
- Into Our New World: South Korean Women Protest in the Public Square (다시 만날 세계에서: 내란 사태에 맞서고 사유하는 여성들) by Bora Chung, Kang Yujeong, Kim Hoojoo, Oh Seyeon, Yoo Sunhye, Lee Seulgi, Lee Hana, Lim Jieun, and Jeon Seungmin