She writes in both Finnish and Slovak and translates her own books into Slovak. Writer Alexandra Salmela, a native of Bratislava, has lived in Tampere, Finland, since 2006. Her debut novel, 27, or Death Makes an Artist, won the Helsingin Sanomat Prize for the best Finnish debut of the year and was nominated for the Finlandia Prize. In 2025, she received the Anasoft litera Award for her episodic prose work 56, or? She also writes for children, including books such as Giraffe Mum and Other Monsters and The Phantasmagorical Friend.
When and where?
Dezider Kardoš School of Arts, Bánovce nad Bebravou
14:00
The event is part of the Trenčín Literary Festival project within the European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026.
