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  His father, Keijo Hotakainen, worked as a storekeeper and photographer while his mother, Meeri Ala-Kuusisto, worked as a sales clerk. Kari Hotakainen passed his matriculation examination in 1976 and graduated from Rautalampi High School the same year. He has a Bachelor of Arts.
  
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  FI: Tuomas Kyrö on suomalainen romaaneja, kolumneja, pakinoita, draamaa sekä sarja- ja pilakuvia tuottanut kirjailija ja sarjakuvapiirtäjä. Kyrö on palkittu muun muassa Kalevi Jäntin rahaston palkinnolla vuonna 2005 ja Nuori Aleksis -palkinnolla 2006. Hänen teoksensa Liitto oli ehdolla Finlandia-palkinnon saajaksi vuonna 2005. Kyrö oli Eeva Joenpellon kirjailijakodin ensimmäinen stipendiaatti vuosina 2005–2009. Nykyisin hän asuu perheineen Janakkalassa.

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  FM Pajtim Statovci (s. 1990) on Suomen kansainvälisesti menestyneimpiä kirjailijoita. Kriitikoiden ja lukijoiden rakastamat romaanit, Kissani Jugoslavia ja Tiranan sydän, ovat saaneet englanninkielisessä maailmassa haltioituneen vastaanoton. Hänen teostensa käännösoikeuksia on myyty yli 15 kielialueelle. Statovci palkittiin esikoisromaanistaan Kissani Jugoslavia Helsingin Sanomien kirjallisuuspalkinnolla, ja Tiranan sydän voitti Toisinkoinen-kirjallisuuspalkinnon. Statovci asuu Helsingissä ja valmistelee Helsingin yliopistossa väitöskirjaa kirjallisuuden eläinrepresentaatioista.
  
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