The Propel Poetry Series and Nine Mile Press are pleased to announce that Sanni Purhonen is the winner of the 2026 Propel Poetry Prize for her collection If Only I’d Turn Into Someone Else. Purhonen’s poems deal with embodiment, feminism, and disability rights. Among other things, she has published three poetry collections, as well as two poetic radio plays and a poetry video. Purhonen lives in Espoo and works as a literary critic, creative writing teacher, journalist, translator, and communications officer for the human rights organization, The Threshold Association.