Novelist Soom Kim began her literary career with winning the 1997 Daejeon Ilbo New Writers' award with 『On Slowness』, and 1998 Munhak Dongnae New Writers' award with 『Time in the Middle Ages』.

Her short story collections include 『The Bed], 『Liver and Gallbladder』, 『Noodles』, 『Your God』, 『I've never seen a goat』, novels include 『Iron』, 『Women and their evolving enemies』, 『Sewing woman』, 『Are you living as you are』, 『L's sneakers』, 『One Person』, 『Flowing letters』, 『Have you wanted soldiers to become angels』, 『Sublimity looks into me』; she won multiple awards including Heo Gyun literary award, Hyundai literary award, Daesan literary award, Lee Sang literary award and Dong li literary award.