Hyukin Michaela KWON 권혁인 (playwright, screenwriter, theatre and film director; South Korea) has written and directed a competition-winning multimedia musical and several short films in multiple languages. She won the 2023 BBC International Playwriting Competition, and her winning play Steady Eyes was produced by BBC Studios Audio and broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2024. She was the scriptwriter/director representing Korea for the ASEAN-ROK Independent Cinema Project. She recently completed a stage play exploring Korea’s social rigidity and is currently developing a new play on the realities of a super-ageing society and a novel centred on self-acceptance. Her participation is made possible by a grant from Arts Council Korea (ARKO).