Mari Renko

Mari Renko (b.1994) is an eastern Finnish writer from Kuopio. She wrote her debut novel Pearl Ring, Enclosed after getting bored with the one-sided love interests of romance books. Her aim is to show that the world is full of different love stories, each one worth telling, even if they do not end in marriage and children, or even if they are about something other than romantic love. Mari has studied medicine and writing. She loves stories that offer an escape from everyday life, such as romance and fantasy. She is also active on the book scene, where she talks about her writing and shares writing tips.

On Instagram and TikTok, Mari can be found under the username @renkomari.

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