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Salla Simukka(born 16 June 1981) is a best-selling Finnish novelist, translator and literary critic, and winner of the Topelius Prize 2013 and the Finland Prize 2013. She is known for her young adult seriesThe Snow White Trilogy, which was originally published in Finnish as theLumikki Anderssontrilogy.

Simukka was born in Tampere and showed an interest in writing at a young age. She completed her first book when she was 18 and has since written several novels in addition to translating foreign works into Finnish. As a critic, she has written reviews forHelsingin SanomatandHämeen Sanomat. She has also worked as an editor for the literary journal LUKUfiilis and as a scriptwriter for the Finnish Broadcasting Company.