J. S. Meresmaa

J. S. Meresmaa (b. 1983, she/they) is an award-winning Finnish author who mainly writes fantasy and other speculative fiction. This versatile storyteller’s works have been nominated for several literature prizes, and they have gotten glowing reviews from critics and readers alike.

Meresmaa’s backlist includes the epic fantasy series Mifonki, two short story collections, two YA novella trilogies, a vampire duology and verse novels, to name a few. She has also written children's books, the most recent being Hirviöhoitola series (The Little Monster Rescue). Her latest YA fantasy novel is titled Tytär hämärän, piika pimeän (The Daughter of Dusk, the Maid of Darkness), and it combines Finnish folklore and clockpunk. It is the first book in Rauniara duology.

Many of her short stories have been translated into languages other than Finnish. Meresmaa’s YA verse novel Dodo won the Blogistania Kuopus Award and was nominated for the best YA novel in 2020 (Topelius Prize). Mifonki series received a Kuvastaja Honorary Mention in 2021.