Korrie Layun Rampan (17 August 1953 – 19 November 2015) was an Indonesian novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, journalist, and politician.

Born in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, he became interested in literature while in elementary school, writing numerous short stories and poems.

While in university in Yogyakarta, he joined the Persada Studi Klub and began publishing his works in numerous national and regional newspapers.

[1] Rampan graduated from senior high school in Samarinda in 1970, moving to the city of Yogyakarta in Java to continue his studies.

[1] While in the city he became involved with the Persada Studi Klub,[3] a group established in 1969 by such writers as Umbu Landu Paranggi, Iman Budhi Santosa, and Ragil Suwarna Pragolapati to allow young authors to publish in a dedicated section of the weekly Pelopor Yogya's culture column.

[1] Published by Pustaka Jaya two years later, the novel focuses on the rituals of a Dayak tribe in the hinterlands of Kalimantan and how they affect the life of the main character.

[1] After 2001 Rampan led the Sentawar Pos, a daily newspaper published in Barong Tongkok, West Kutai Regency.