Karin Smirnoff
Karin Smirnoff is a writer whose storytelling resonates with deep emotional truths, drawn from her own journey of reinvention and discovery. Born in 1964 in Umeå, Sweden, she didn't take the conventional path to literature. After years as a journalist, she ventured into the world of woodworking, even running her own factory. However, the pull of writing was too strong to ignore, and Smirnoff found her true calling at Lund University's Writer's School. Her literary debut came in 2018 with Jag for ner till bror (My Brother), a raw, intimate narrative that immediately captured readers’ attention and earned her a nomination for the prestigious…
