Sisterland nominated for the ‘Lasten LukuVarkaus’ award

Salla Simukka’s Sisterland has been nominated for the ‘Lasten LukuVarkaus’ award, a literary prize given annually to the best Finnish children’s book for readers up to twelve years old and published in the previous year. The first jury, who shortlist the nominees, comprises professionals in the field of children’s literature, and the winner is selected by a jury of six elementary school pupils. “The story moves with a strong pace and is brimming with imaginative language,” said the jury on the nomination.

 

Sisterland is a middle-grade fantasy novel about the bonds of friendship in the vein of beloved classics such as Alice in Wonderland and The Snow Queen, with delicate monochrome illustrations by Saku Heinänen. It was published in 2016 by Tammi and has sold in seven territories to date. Please contact the agency for foreign rights inquiries and reading materials!

 

Salla Simukka is the author of the international success story, the ‘Snow White’ trilogy, 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.

FINLAND, Tammi (Original publisher)
BELGIUM, Clavis
ESTONIA, Pegasus
FRANCE, Hachette Livre
JAPAN, Nishimura
LATVIA, Zvaigzne
NETHERLANDS, Clavis
UNITED STATES, Random House

About author


Salla Simukka

Salla Simukka is the author of the international success story The Snow White Trilogy: rights are sold in 53 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.