Suwannee Sukontha was the penname of Suwannee Sukonthiang, an award-winning novelist born in Phitsanulok, Thailand. After graduating from Chalermkwansatree School, she went on to study at the Poh-Chang Academy of Arts before studying at Silpakorn University's Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts where she completed her bachelor's degree in 1951.