February 2014

Rights to Snow White Trilogy sold in Thailand: 39 total territories!

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Simukka_Japan_sale_newsletter_Feb122014We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Nanmee Books in Thailand has acquired rights to Salla Simukka’s YA phenomenon, The Snow White Trilogy. Rights to the trilogy have now been sold in 39 territories, an unprecedented success in Finnish literature.

Earlier this month, rights to The Snow White Trilogy were sold to Nishimura in Japan, while the third entry in the series, As Black as Ebony (Musta kuin eebenpuu, Tammi February 2014), was published to an enthusiastic reception in Finland.

“I liked it even better than As Red as Blood. As Black as Ebony sucked me in from the beginning. After reading it I can sincerely say that I’m going to miss Lumikki Andersson,” said Anna minun lukea enemmän (“Let me read more”) literature blog.

“As Black as Ebony is stylishly constructed entertainment, but it also addresses weightier issues. In narrating Lumikki’s tragic family history the author reminds us of the importance of communication and openness,” praised Etelä-Saimaa newspaper.

The Snow White Trilogy tells the story of Lumikki Andersson, a fiercely self-reliant and headstrong 17-year-old living in the city of Tampere in Finland. As she comes face-to-face with criminal operations and life-threatening situations, she is also forced to examine her own dark side. A lone wolf, she is like Lisbeth Salander for the YA readership.

Salla Simukka (b. 1981) is a translator and author of juvenile fiction. She is the winner of the 2013 Topelius Prize for the best Finnish youth novel for Without a Trace (Jäljellä, Tammi Spring 2012) and Elsewhere (Toisaalla, Tammi Fall 2012), as well as the 2013 Finland Prize awarded in recognition of a significant career in arts, an exceptional artistic achievement, or a promising breakthrough.

RIGHTS SOLD:
Original publisher: FINLAND, Tammi
ALBANIA, Botime B-Books
ARAB WORLD, Arab Scientific
BELGIUM, Clavis
BRAZIL, Novo Conceito
BULGARIA, Egmont
CATALAN, La Galera
CHINA, Modern Press
CROATIA, Znanje
CZECH, Egmont
DENMARK, Gyldendal
ESTONIA, Pegasus
FRANCE, Hachette Livre
GEORGIA, Bakur Sulakauri
GERMANY, Arena
GREECE, Metaichmio
HUNGARY, Athenaeum
ICELAND, Forlagid
INDONESIA, Kompas Gramedia/Bhuana Ilmu Populer
ISRAEL, Yedioth
ITALY, Mondadori
JAPAN, Nishimura
KOREA, Gimm Young
LATVIA, Zvaigzne
LITHUANIA, Alma Littera
NETHERLANDS, Clavis
NORWAY, Gyldendal
POLAND, Foksal/WAB
PORTUGAL, Presença
ROMANIA, Trei
RUSSIA, Eksmo
SERBIA, Vulkan
SLOVENIA, Mladinska
SPAIN, La Galera
SWEDEN, Rabén & Sjögren
TAIWAN, Emily Publishing
THAILAND, Nanmee
TURKEY, Altin Kitaplar
UK, Hot Key Books
US, Amazon Publishing/Skyscape

Reading material:
Full English text of book 1
German sample of book 1
Italian sample of book 1
Complex Chinese sample of book 1
Simplified Chinese sample of book 1
Finnish editions of books 1-3

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About author


Salla Simukka

Salla Simukka is the author of the international success story The Snow White Trilogy: rights are sold in 52 territories and in Hollywood. She has written several novels for young readers and her accolades include the Topelius Prize 2013 and the Finland Prize 2013. Simukka has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award  every year 2021–2024. Where It All Begins, published in 2022, is her first novel for adults and in 2024 she started a collaboration with JP Ahonen on a middle grade novel.

Previously Simukka has written book reviews for the newspapers, translated all kinds of texts into Finnish, worked as an editor at a literary magazine and as a screenwriter for a popular TV show for young audiences.  She has also been working on the programme of Turku Book Fair in 2017–2020.

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Bibliography


2024, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

The Secret Staircase

Salla Simukka


2022, Literary Fiction

Where It All Begins

Salla Simukka


2021, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

In the Dark I Can Be Yours

Salla Simukka


2020, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Detained

Salla Simukka


2018, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Turn off the Lights! Turn on the Lights!

Salla Simukka


2016, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Sisterland

Salla Simukka


2014, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

As Black as Ebony

Salla Simukka


2013, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

As Red as Blood

Salla Simukka


2013, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

As White as Snow

Salla Simukka


2012, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Elsewhere

Salla Simukka


2012, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Without a Trace

Salla Simukka

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Rights to Memory of Water sold in Brazil

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Itaranta140225We are proud to announce that Galera, an imprint of Record in Brazil, has acquired rights to Emmi Itäranta’s celebrated debut novel, Memory of Water (Teemestarin kirja, Teos 2012) and to her forthcoming book, City of Woven Streets. Rights to Memory of Water have been sold in 14 territories to date.

This month Memory of Water was published in Estonia by Koolibri. “It’s a believable and terrifying description of the future,” praised the Estonian Science Fiction Association in its review.

Itäranta’s accolades include the Kalevi Jäntti Literary Prize for young authors in 2012 and the Young Aleksis Kivi Prize in 2013. Harper Voyager, an imprint focusing on science fiction, will publish the English-language edition of Memory of Water on May 6th in the UK and June 10th in the U.S. City of Woven Streets, an independent follow-up, is scheduled for a 2015 publication.

Set in a dystopian future where water has become a prized commodity, Memory of Water tells the story of 17-year-old Noria who is set to become the next tea master in her village. When her father dies, she assumes the dangerous responsibility of guarding a hidden spring.

RIGHTS SOLD:
World English, HarperCollins, 2-book deal
Arabic, Dar Al Muna
Brazil, Record, 2-book-deal
Czech, Plus
Denmark, Turbine
Estonia, Koolibri
France, Place des Editeurs, 2-book deal
Germany, DTV/Reihe Hanser
Hungary, Metropolis Media, 2-book deal
Italy, Piemme
Japan, Nishimura Shoten
Spain, Ediciones B.
Turkey, Dogan Egmont

Original publisher: Finland, Teos

Reading material:
Full English text

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About author


Emmi Itäranta

Emmi Itäranta (b.1976) holds two MA degrees, one in Drama and another in Creative Writing. Her award-winning debut novel Memory of Water (Teemestarin kirja) was published in Finland in 2012 to great accolades, followed by The Weaver (Kudottujen kujien kaupunki) in 2015. Her latest novel The Moonday Letters (Kuunpäivän kirjeet) was published in September 2020.

Itäranta’s writing has been compared to that of Ursula K. Le Guin. Her honours include the Young Aleksis Kivi Prize 2013, the Kalevi Jäntti Literary Prize 2012 and first place in the Teos Fantasy and Sci-Fi Literary Contest 2011.

Memory of Water has sold to over 25 languages to date, and it has also been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award recognizing the best science fiction novel published in the UK in 2014, and the Golden Tentacle award. In addition, Itäranta has been included on the Honor List of the Otherwise Award (formerly James Tiptree, Jr. Award).

Itäranta’s CV is an eclectic mix of writing-related activities, including stints as a columnist, theatre critic, press officer and dramaturge. Her poems, short stories, articles and essays have appeared in anthologies, film magazines and science fiction magazines in the UK and Finland. She now lives in Finland after 14 years in the United Kingdom.

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Bibliography


2020, Fantasy & Science Fiction

The Moonday Letters

Emmi Itäranta


2015, Fantasy & Science Fiction

The Weaver

Emmi Itäranta


2012, Fantasy & Science Fiction

Memory of Water

Emmi Itäranta

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The Core of the Sun nominated for 2013’s best science fiction book

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sinisalo_070114We are thrilled to share the news that Johanna Sinisalo’s The Core of the Sun (Auringon ydin, Teos 2013) has been shortlisted for the prestigious Tähtivaeltaja (“Star Traveller”) award. Recognizing the previous year’s best science fiction book published in Finland, the award is given out by the Helsinki Science Fiction Association. Past winners have included Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Philip K. Dick’s The Man in The High Castle. Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water was among last year’s nominees. The first Tähtivaeltaja award was given in 1986.
 
Finlandia Prize-winning Sinisalo is one of Finland’s most successful authors, and her works have been translated into 19 languages.
 
“[The Core of the Sun] is a chillingly intelligent dystopia about a health-fascist version of Finland that oppresses women,” the jury said.
 
Other nominees are Iain M. Banks (Transition), Lauren Beukes (The Shining Girls), Hugh Howey (Wool) and Peter Watts (Blindsight). The winner will be announced in May.
 
The Core of the Sun depicts the Finnish Eusistocratic Republic, a kind of North Korea of Europe. Here sex has been turned into a commodity, and women have been bred into two subspecies based on their ability to provide pleasure and bear children.

Rights sold:
Czech Republic, Euromedia
France, Actes Sud
Germany, Klett-Cotta

Original publisher: Finland, Teos

Reading materials:
German edition
English sample
Finnish edition

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About author


Johanna Sinisalo

Johanna Sinisalo (b. 1958) is a Finlandia Prize-winning superstar of Finnish speculative fiction. In addition to her nine novels, she has also written short fiction and film and television screenplays. Her works have been translated into twenty languages.

Sinisalo has won several literary prizes also abroad, such as the 2004 James Tiptree, Jr. Award and the 2017 Prometheus Award, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2008, the Prix Escapades in 2012, and the Grand Prix de L’Imaginaire in 2017. In 2022, Johanna Sinisalo was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal for services to Finnish literature.

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Bibliography


2021, Fantasy & Science Fiction

The Storm Flute

Johanna Sinisalo


2020, Fantasy & Science Fiction

Strangers Inside

Johanna Sinisalo


2018, Fantasy & Science Fiction

IRON SKY: RENATE'S STORY

Johanna Sinisalo


2013, Fantasy & Science Fiction

The Core of The Sun

Johanna Sinisalo


2011, Fantasy & Science Fiction

Blood of Angels

Johanna Sinisalo


2010, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

The Möbius Twist

Johanna Sinisalo


2008, Fantasy & Science Fiction

Birdbrain

Johanna Sinisalo


2000, Fantasy & Science Fiction

Troll

Johanna Sinisalo

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Anna-Lena Laurén nominated for Finland’s largest journalism prize

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LaurenFeb192014We are proud to announce that reporter and nonfiction author Anna-Lena Laurén (b. 1976) has been nominated for Finland’s most prestigious award in journalism, Suuri Journalistipalkinto (“The Great Journalism Prize”), established by Bonnier. She is one of three nominees in the category of Journalist of the Year. Winners will be announced in a live television broadcast on March 26.

“Moscow correspondent Anna-Lena Laurén describes, with expertise and empathy, the current state of Russia and everyday life in the former Soviet Union…her stories paint an exceptionally multifaceted portrait of life and problems in the region,” the jury said.
 
Known for her empathetic and in-depth reporting, Laurén has been the recipient of 2002’s Topelius Prize, given to a Swedish-Finnish journalist, the State Journalist Award in 2010 for news reporting and the 2013 journalism prize awarded by the respected Suomen kuvalehti current events magazine.
 
In her nonfiction works Laurén practices immersive and hard-hitting current events journalism with shades of Elizabeth Gilbert’s and Barbara Ehrenreich’s first-person style. Her latest book, The Unknown Price of Freedom (Frihetens pris är okänt, Schildts & Söderströms 2013), examines life in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan nearly a decade after revolutions took place in these three former Soviet states. An English sample translation is now available!

Her other works include Since I Came to Moscow (Schildts & Söderströms 2010), in which she narrates her life in Russia as a foreign correspondent and single woman, In the Mountains There are No Masters (Schildts & Söderströms 2009), which traces her journey from North Caucasus to Georgia, and They’re Not All There, Those Russians (Schildts & Söderströms 2008), which offers snapshots of Russian culture. Her works have been translated into Finnish, Russian, Norwegian, Swedish and Ukrainian.
 

RIGHTS SOLD
The Unknown Price of Freedom
UKRAINE, Piramida
Original publisher: Finland, Schildts & Söderströms
 
READING MATERIALS
The Unknown Price of Freedom
Swedish edition
Finnish edition
English sample

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