I am Frida Maria Pessi, author, media scholar, and communication professional from Turku. I work as a communication officer in a library and as a theater critic for my local newspaper. I like horror and weird stories. I share my home with two middle-aged sheepdogs.
I have studied creative writing and media studies at the University of Turku and journalism and cultural management at the University of Applied Scienses. I have also completed a university diploma in library science and a basic studies in guidance of writing. I am doing my doctoral research at the University of Turku.
So far, I have written all my published texts in Finnish, but I also write in English with my British colleague A. S. Burns. I write my blog partly in English.
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You can contact me via email: Frida ( at ) fridamariapessi.fi
Author
My first novel was published in August 2022 as an audiobook, but I have been writing for a long time. My earlier work consists of short stories published in anthologies and theatrical plays.
As a writer, I am fascinated by horror, strange stories, and speculative fiction. I also like adventure, romance, and mysteries. I write for adults and young adults. For children, I write together with A. S. Burns.
Doctoral research
In my doctoral research, I am looking for new ways to reinforce the reading culture in the encounters between media culture and literature. My research is financed by the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Varsinais-Suomi Regional Fund.
My goal is to organise interviews, workshop work, and group discussions to find new perspectives on how literature can be discoursed in media and what opportunities the digitalized and increasingly interactive media culture offers for the culture of reading.