Johanna Sinisalo
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Aila Johanna Sinisalo is a Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer.[1] She studied comparative literature and drama, amongst other subjects, at the University of Tampere.[2] Professionally she worked in the advertising business, rising to the level of marketing designer.
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Born | Aila Johanna Sinisalo (1958-06-22) 22 June 1958 (age 65) Sodankylä, Finland |
Pen name | Johanna Sinisalo |
Occupation | science fiction and fantasy writer. |
Nationality | Finnish |
Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
Notable awards | Atorox Award, Finlandia Prize, The James Tiptree Jr. award, Prometheus Award |
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An important figure in the Finnish science fiction scene in the late 1980s and early '90s (winning a rare back-to-back collection of Atorox Awards for short fiction in the genre), she was also the first Finnish science fiction writer to make a mainstream breakthrough by breaking genre barriers.