AUTHORS

Rachel Kushner is an American novelist and essayist. Her novels include Creation Lake and The Mars Room.

Vincenzo Latronico is an Italian novelist, translator and art critic born in Rome in 1984 and based in Milan. His novels include Ginnastica e Rivoluzione and Le perfezioni, the latter published in English as Perfection and shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. He has also translated works by authors such as George Orwell, Oscar […]

Tara Menon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Harvard University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Nation, Paris Review and Public Books, where she co-edits the Literary Fiction section. Tara was born in India, grew up in Singapore, spent a decade in New York, and currently […]

Lena Andersson is one of Sweden’s most acclaimed—and controversial—authors. She writes a regular column for Svenska Dagbladet, where her commentary frequently sparks public debate.

Lina Wolff made her debut in 2009 with the short story collection Många människor dör som du. Her major breakthrough came in 2016 with the novel The Polyglot Lovers (translated by Saskia Vogel), which received both the Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize and the August Prize. She followed this with the novel Köttets tid in 2019, […]

Jonas Eika is a Danish author known for his original and experimental style. He gained international recognition with the short story collection After the Sun.

Alana S. Portero (b. 1978) is a prominent Spanish historian, writer, playwright, and trans activist known for her powerful voice on feminism, LGTBQ+ issues, and trans experience, particularly in her acclaimed debut novel La mala costumbre (Bad Habit). A co-founder of the STRIGA theater troupe, she writes for publications like Vogue España and ElDiario.es, blending personal narrative with social commentary on working-class […]

Yevhenia Kuznietsova is a Ukrainian author, translator, and researcher. At Helsinki Lit, she will be interviewed by author Elina Hirvonen.

Mattias Timander, from Kiruna, made his debut with the breakthrough novel Your Will is in the Woods (translated into Finnish by Jonja Rajala).

Pajtim Statovci is one of Finland’s most internationally successful authors and a two-time winner of the Finlandia Prize for fiction, with the works Bolla (2019) and Lehmä synnyttää yöllä (to be published in Swedish in 2026). The rights to Statovci’s books have been sold to more than 20 countries, and his two earlier novels My […]

Adile Sevimli is a freelance journalist who writes for, among others, Helsingin Sanomat, Suomen Kuvalehti, and the cultural media outlet Piiri. At Helsinki Lit, she will meet American author Tara Menon.

Jussi Valtonen is a Helsinki-based author and Professor of Creative Writing. At Helsinki Lit, Jussi Valtonen will be in conversation with Rachel Kushner.

Mira Eskelinen is a Helsinki-based queer artist. At Helsinki Lit, Eskelinen will interview Alana S. Portero.

Niko Hallikainen is a Helsinki-based writer and performance poet. At Helsinki Lit, Hallikainen will be in conversation with the Danish author Jonas Eika.

Elina Hirvonen is an author, journalist, active advocate for equality. At Helsinki Lit, she will meet the Ukrainian author Yevhenia Kuznetsova.

Li Andersson is one of Finland’s best-known and most socially prominent politicians. At Helsinki Lit, she will be in conversation with Swedish author Lena Andersson.

Juha Itkonen is one of Finland’s best-known authors and an active voice in cultural and literary debates. At Helsinki Lit, he will be in conversation with Mattias Timander.

Philip Teir is an author, journalist, and program director of Helsinki Lit. At Helsinki Lit, Teir will be in conversation with the Italian author Vincenzo Latronico.