Residency artists and researchers Literature Iida Rauma Author My first novel Katoamisten kirja (Gummerrus 2011) was published when I was 26-years-old and some of my short stories have also been published in several anthologies. I have studied political history, political science, gender studies and creative writing at the University of Turku. In my writing, I am interested in violence and sexuality in their various different forms. I am particularly interested in violence associated with different normalizing practices. I am currently working on two novels. I will be working on them both at the Saari Residence but will be focusing on a novel situated in the 1940s, which I hope will receive inspiration from the manor’s historical surroundings. In fact, my mother’s family is from Mynämäki and the Mietoinen region and the idea for the novel came from their history.