Chu An-min
Chu An-min (; born 1957) is a South Korean-born Taiwanese writer and publisher. Chu's father was a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner from Yantai who fled the Chinese Civil War. Though he intended to settle in Taiwan, the elder Chu was unable to secure safe passage on a ship across the Taiwan Strait and moved to South Korea instead. Chu An-min was born in South Korea in 1957. As a child, Chu was read classics such as the "Analects" and "Zuo Zhuan" in lieu of other forms of entertainment such as playing outside or with  toys. The literary foundation his father built for Chu connected him to Chinese culture. Chu An-min moved to Taiwan in 1977, and earned a bachelor of arts degree in Chinese literature from National Cheng Kung University. He taught for one year at Mingdao High School, then resigned to pursue a career in literature. Chu joined the staff of "Unitas", a literary magazine published by the , the parent company of the "United Daily News", in an entry level position, and received successive promotions over the years to become chief editor of the publication. As chief editor of "Unitas", Chu received  the literature editing award at the 2003 May Fourth Literary Prize ceremony, funded by the "Wenhsun" literary magazine. After two decades at "Unitas", Chu founded the Ink Literary Monthly Publishing Company. While running Ink Publishing, Chu was named the 2021 recipient of the Golden Tripod special contributions award.