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Elust Enesest bought the Estonian rights for Satu Varjonen’s What’s the Buzz?

And other rights sold at the end of April

24.4

In a two-book deal, Bogoo bought the Danish rights for the first […]

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Translator Claire Saint-Germain

More FILI Book Picks

Today Claire’s Book Picks! 

In FILI’s video series, the recipient of the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators, Claire Saint-Germain, recommends […]

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Host bought the Czech rights for Juhani Karila’s Fishing for the Little Pike

And other rights sold since the Easter holiday

11.4

Mixtvision bought the German rights for Ted Forsström’s and Åsa Lucander’s Stella (Förlaget) […]

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Gecko Press bought the English rights for Sofia & Amanda Chanfreau’s The Giraffe’s Heart Is Unbelievably Large

And more rights sold just before Easter!

3.4

Gecko Press bought the English & Commonwealth rights for Sofia & Amanda Chanfreau’s Giraffens […]

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Südwest Verlag bought the German rights for Sigga Gylfadottir’s and Satu Rämö’s Siggan ja Satun islantilaiset villapaidat

And other brand new rights sold from the world of Finnish literature!

24. 3

Südwest Verlag bought the German rights for Sigga […]

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The second application round of the year starts in April

The second application round for translation and printing grants starts on April 1st and ends on May 1st.

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Hegas has bought the Swedish rights for Magdalena Hai’s and Teemu Juhani’s Painajaispuoti 4

And other wonderful news of rights sold in March!

15.3.

Hegas has bought the Swedish rights for Magdalena Hai’s and Teemu Juhani’s […]

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The translation and printing grants have been awarded

The translation and printing grants for the beginning of the year have been awarded! The list of awarded grants is […]

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The spring’s first publisher visits

The first Editors’ Week of the year will take place on 20–23 March. The following foreign publishers and professionals in […]

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Robertino has bought the Bulgarian rights for Tuutikki Tolonen and Pasi Pitkänen’s Monster Nanny

And other great news of rights sold in early March.

1.3.

Robertino has bought the Bulgarian rights for Tuutikki Tolonen’s and Pasi […]

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FILI Literary Highlights 2023 starts

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Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators to Claire Saint-Germain

This year, the recipient of the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators is Claire Saint-Germain, who has successfully translated Finnish […]

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Izida has bought the Bulgarian rights for Maria Turtschaninoff’s Arvejord

And other great translation rights sold in February.

13.2.

Izida has bought the Bulgarian rights for Maria Turtschaninoff’s  Arvejord (Inherited Land) […]

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Sold translation rights at the beginning of February

6.2.2023

Blanvalet has bought the German rights for Karin Erlandsson’s Det blå garnet. En bok om att sticka (The Blue Yarn […]

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Translation rights sold in January–February

Translation rights sold at the end of January and beginning of February!

30.1.2023

Dobrovsky has bought the Czech rights for Sami Tissari’s […]

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The most recently sold rights

And more sold translation rights for January!

23.1.2023

Hea Lugu has bought the Estonian rights to Eeva Louko’s Käärmeiden maa (Land of […]

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Apply for translation and printing grants

Last couple of days to apply for grants for translating and printing Finnish literature into other languages. Deadline 1.2.

The next […]

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Great translation news

Great news at the beginning of the year! Finnish literature translation rights have already been sold to numerous countries this […]

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Perttu Pölönen: Tulevaisuuden lukujärjestys sold to Indonesia

Alvabet has bought the Indonesian rights to Perttu Pölönen’s Tulevaisuuden lukujärjestys (Otava, Future Skills) from Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

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