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 outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary ...

at the

University of Turku sv, Åbo universitet , latin_name = Universitas Aboensis , image_name = University of Turku.svg , motto = ''Vapaan kansan lahja vapaalle tieteelle'' , established = 1920 , type ...

. 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: Helsingin Sanomain kirjallisuuspalkinto) is a Finland, Finnish literary award for a debut novel in the Finnish language. It was founded in 1964. From 1964-1994 it operated under the name J. H. Erkko Award ...

. His second novel ''Lääkäriromaani'' won the Kalevi Jäntti 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 p ...

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 co ...

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