Petra Östergren is a writer and social commentator. She commenced her PhD studies at Lund University in the fall of 2008. The theme of her dissertation is the global export and reception of the Swedish law prohibiting puchase of sex.

Her latest book Porr, horor och feminister (Porn, Whores and Feminists) was published November 2006. In the book she examines the paradoxical nature of a three decade long anti-porn and prostitution movement in Sweden.

She is also the editor of the anthology F-ordet. Mot en ny feminism (The F-word. Towards a New Feminism),  published October 2008. 

Petra writes for newspapers and magazines like Svenska Dagbladet, LO-tidningen, Expressen, Aftonbladet and Voltaire. She regulary participates in public debates. 

Petra was born in the northen town Kiruna in 1965. She lives permanently in Stockholm, Sweden.