Maria Turtschaninoff
Born (1977-02-21) February 21, 1977
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationAuthor
LanguageSwedish
NationalityFinnish
EducationMaster of Philosophy
Alma materGothenburg University
GenreFantasy
Years active2014–
Notable workRed Abbey Chronicles
Website
Author's website

Maria Turtschaninoff (born 1977) is a Finnish author. She is best known for writing fantasy books including Maresi, the first book in the Red Abbey Chronicles and winner of the 2014 Finlandia Junior Prize.

Life and career

Turtschaninoff was born in 1977 in Finland[1] and her first language is Finland’s Swedish.[2] As a child, she appeared in a minor role in the television series Harjunpää och antastaren (1985).[3] She received the degree of Master of Philosophy from Gothenburg University in 2000 where she studied human ecology. After her graduation, she worked as a journalist in Helsinki.

The first book of her Red Abbey Chronicles, Maresi, was published in Finland in 2014 and won the 2014 Finlandia Junior Prize. The film rights to Maresi were bought by Film4 in 2016.[4] The second book of the series, Naondel, was published in 2016.[5]

She was awarded with the Swedish YLE Literature Prize in 2014[6] and the Finland-Swedish cultural prize in 2017.[7] Turtschaninoff was also nominated for the 2015 Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize[8] and the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Maria Turtschaninoff on Writing Naondel". www.scottishbooktrust.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fantasy Writers: Karen Lord and Maria Turtschaninoff, The Conversation". BBC World Service. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Harjunpää och antastaren (1985). End credits. Yleisradio–Rundradion, Finland. 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "UK studio snaps up film rights to Finnish novel". Good News from Finland. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Scolar acquires The Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff". Elina Ahlback Literary Agency (in Finnish). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Maria Turtschaninoff awarded the Swedish YLE Literature Prize for Maresi". Elina Ahlback Literary Agency (in Finnish). 28 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Maria Turtschaninoff awarded Finland-Swedish prize for culture". Elina Ahlback Literary Agency (in Finnish). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize | Nordicom". www.nordicom.gu.se. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Candidates 2018 – ALMA". www.alma.se. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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