Emmi Itäranta

Emmi Itäranta is a Finnish author who writes in both Finnish and English, a rare distinction that has given her work an international reach. The Moonday Letters is an epistolary science fiction novel told through letters, exploring themes of environmental collapse, memory and the search for connection in a future where humanity has spread to other worlds but cannot escape its essential nature. Itäranta's debut novel, Memory of Water, won the Kalevi Jäntti Literary Prize and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, establishing her as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary speculative fiction. Her writing is characterised by its lyrical prose, atmospheric world-building and philosophical depth. She creates science fiction that prioritises character and emotion alongside ideas, appealing to readers who enjoy speculative fiction with literary ambition. Her audiobooks and books bring Finnish literary science fiction to an international audience.