The authors on Helsinki Literary Agency’s list are a beautiful bunch.
There are those who write breathtaking literary fiction and those who know how to spin a crime novel. Some can take the reader centuries back in time – or to a whole new world. Some of them write to children in a such a thrilling way that it gives even the adult reader goose bumps. There are writers of the most intriguing narrative nonfiction and of fascinating guides and funny pass-time books too.
The power of literature lies in variety: there is a book to read for everyone. Hence the goal of Helsinki Literary Agency is to offer the readers in other countries a good, representative section of Finnish literature.
The German rights to the A Dog Called Cat series by Tomi Kontio & Elina Warsta (ill.) have been acquired in a five-book deal by Jupitermond Verlag. This is the 11th foreign language territory for the series. A Dog Called Cat is continuing its journey out into the world: Jupitermond has acquired the German rights …
The Dutch edition of A Giraffe’s Heart Is Unbelievably Large has been awarded the Silver Paintbrush Award for the best illustrated children’s book of the past year. Wonderful news for our children’s list: the Dutch edition of A Giraffe’s Heart Is Unbelievably Large by Sofia Chanfreau and Amanda Chanfreau (ill.) has been awarded the Silver Paintbrush …
The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen by Kari Hotakainen is travelling to Turkey, where it will be published by Fihrist. The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen, the authorised biography of the Formula 1 World Champion penned by Kari Hotakainen, is now travelling to Turkey, where it will be published by Fihrist. The Unknown Kimi Räikkönen is the story of …
Helsinki Literary Agency is a modern literary agency based in the capital of Finland. It offers publishers the best selection of Finnish fiction and nonfiction authors – a beautiful variety of genres and styles. Founded in the beginning of 2017, the agency is a joint venture of four Finnish publishing houses: Gummerus, Schildts & Söderströms, Siltala and Teos. The agency represents a wide range of prominent, award winning authors writing both in Finnish and Swedish.
Gummerus Gummerus, founded in 1872, is Finland’s third largest publisher with a list of 200 titles each year. It is now owned by Swedish Storytel.
Schildts & Söderströms Schildts & Söderströms is Finland’s largest Swedish language publisher with a history dating back 1891. Its imprint S&S publishes books in Finnish.
Siltala Publishing Siltala, founded in 2008, publishes about 40 titles a year. Its list includes both literary fiction and nonfiction.
Orava Books Orava Books, founded in 2024, is the children’s books imprint of Siltala Publishing. Its list includes fiction and non-fiction for ages 0-12.
Teos Publishers Teos, founded in 2003, publishes about 45 new titles annually. The focus is on literary fiction, but the list includes also nonfiction and children’s titles. Teos is as of 2024 part of Siltala Publishing.
China Grayhawk Agency | Clare Chi clare@grayhawk-agency.blogspot.com
Eastern and Central Europe Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine Agentia Literara Livia Stoia | Oana Vasile oana.vasile@liviastoiaagency.ro
Central Asia, South East Asia (Arabic, Azerbaijani, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malay, Uzbek) Introtema Literary Agency | Akif Pamuk akif.pamuk@introtema.com
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