Inga Magga

Inga Magga (b. 1983) is a Finnish writer with Sámi heritage, and a semi-professional Thai boxer. She holds a MA in Comparative Literature and debuted in 2020 with her novel Shadow Boxer (Like, 2020), about sexual abuse in the sporting world, which won Finland’s ‘Sports Book of the Year’ and received a nomination for the Torchbearer Prize. One Half was published in March 2024 to positive reviews.

 

Photo: © Studio Anna-Liisa Nikus/ Like

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Awards & Nominations

Awards

  • Sports Book of the Year (Finland)

    2020

Nominations

  • The Torch-Bearer Prize

    2020

Related publishing

  • One Half

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  • Shadow Boxer

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