e. yaewon 이예원 is an art and literary translator based in Korea. She has translated over thirty titles of fiction, essays, illustrated books, and graphic novels, including works by Djuna Barnes, Samuel Beckett, Cheon Heerahn, Jennifer Croft, Jenni Fagan, Hwang Jungeun, Deborah Levy, Pak Kyongni, Ali Smith, Joanna Walsh, and Yi SangWoo.

Recent and forthcoming translations include Chris Ware's Rusty Brown, Jessica Au's Cold Enough for Snow, Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts, Hwang Jungeun's dd's Umbrella, and Samuel Beckett's Collected Shorter Plays, as well as co-translations of Han Kang's Greek Lessons (with Deborah Smith) and We Do Not Part (with Paige Aniyah Morris).

e. yaewon has received translation grants from the Daesan Foundation, the Dutch Foundation for Literature, Literature Ireland, and the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, a creative work grant from the Korean Artists Welfare Foundation, and an international literature residency from Creative Scotland/Cove Park.