Riku Korhonen (born 1972) is a Finnish writer and journalist. Before turning to writing full-time, he taught

creative writing Creative writing is any writing that goes beyond the boundaries of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on craft and technique, such as narrative structure, character ...

at the

University of Turku The University of Turku (, shortened ''UTU'') is a multidisciplinary public university with eight faculties located in the city of Turku in southwestern Finland. The university also has campuses in Rauma and Pori and research stations in Kevo ...

. Korhonen's first novel ''Kahden ja yhden yön tarinoita'' was published in 2003 and won the

Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize (Finnish: ) is a Finnish literary award for a debut novel in the Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the ...

. His second novel ''Lääkäriromaani'' won the

Kalevi Jäntti Kalevi may refer to * Kalevi (mythology), an ancient Finnish and Estonian ruler, known from the Finnish epic Kalevala and Estonian epic Kalevipoeg. * Kalevi, Estonia, a village in Estonia * Kalevi (given name), a Finnish and Estonian given name (in ...

prize and the

EU Prize for Literature The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...

. Korhonen writes regularly for the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. Korhonen usually writes on topics that are serious. But he does so in an amusing way, characterized by a strong narrative. He used to teach in a high school and a lecturer of creative writing at the

before he turned into a full-time writer and columnist. His

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

was adapted into a stage play by

Turku City Theatre Turku City Theatre is a theatre in the City of Turku. It was founded in 1946, when "Turun Teatteri" and "Turun Työväen Teatteri" merged. It was the oldest fully municipality owned theatre in Finland, until 2014, when it became a joint-stock ...

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