Arabic and Russian rights sold to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy!

We are thrilled to announce that the Arabic rights to the Snow White Trilogy have been sold to Arab Scientific for publication in 2014. The Russian rights have been acquired by Eksmo for publication in 2014-2015. Rights are now sold in 33 territories around the globe! Read more here: ahlbackagency.com

Furthermore, the exciting news is that Salla Simukka’s second novel in the Snow White Trilogy: As White as Snow is just published in Finland this week. While Salla is busy promoting Snow White, she is writing the third book As Black as Ebony for publication in Finland in March 2014.

Congratulations to Salla Simukka, and to all our foreign publishers!

FOREIGN SALES: in 33 territories

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
GERMANY, Arena Verlag
GREECE, Metaichmio
HUNGARY, Athenaeum
ICELAND, Forlagid
INDONESIA, Kompas Gramedia/ Bhuana Ilmu Populer
ISRAEL, Yedioth Books
ITALY, Mondadori
KOREA, Gimm Young
LATVIA, Zvaigzne ABC Publishers
LITHUANIA, Alma Littera
NETHERLANDS, Clavis             
NORWAY, Gyldendal
POLAND, Foksal/WAB
PORTUGAL, Presença
ROMANIA, Editura Trei
RUSSIA, Eksmo
SPAIN, La Galera
SWEDEN, Rabén & Sjögren/Norstedts
TAIWAN, Emily Publishing
TURKEY, Altin Kitaplar
UK, Hot Key Books
US, Amazon Publishing/Skyscape
Original publisher: FINLAND, Tammi

Reading material:
In English, German and Italian.

Lumikki Andersson, the main character in The Snow White Trilogy, is a 17-year-old girl who has learned to defend herself and to trust no one. She is a lonely wolf and a lonesome survivor. Like Lisbeth Salander for the YA!

Book 1 As Red as Blood (Punainen kuin veri; Tammi February 2013):
The Trilogy kicks off as Lumikki stumbles upon a money laundering operation in her school’s darkroom and is swept into a whirlpool of unpredictable events.

Book 2 As White as Snow (Valkea kuin lumi; Tammi August 2013):
Lumikki goes backpacking and joins a religious cult in Prague. When it turns out that the cult leaders are planning a mass suicide, Lumikki has to run for her life.

Book 3 As Black as Ebony (Musta kuin eebenpuu; Tammi February 2014):
Lumikki has to find a way to outwit her stalker before her premiere in the modern-day version of Snow White.

Author bio: Salla Simukka (b. 1981) is a translator and author of juvenile fiction. In January 2013 she was awarded with the Topelius Prize for her novels Without a Trace (Jäljellä, Tammi Spring 2012) and Elsewhere (Toisaalla, Tammi Fall 2012), in recognition of the best Finnish youth novel.

World rights and enquiries:
Elina Ahlbäck, Literary Agent – Elina@ahlbackagency.com – tel. + 358 400 548 402