Winner of the 2013 Topelius prize, Salla Simukka is an author of young
adult fiction and a screenwriter. She has written several novels and one collection of short stories for young readers, and has translated adult fiction, children's books, and plays. She writes book reviews for
several Finnish newspapers and she also writes for TV. Simukka lives in
Tampere, Finland.
Photo by Karoliina Ek.
