Siri Kolu

Siri Kolu (b. 1972) is a writer, dramatist, director and theatre instructor, which are among her many duties in the Finnish cultural field.

She is a Finlandia Junior Prize winner and her works have been translated into 22 languages. Kolu has been awarded the Laivakello Prize by the Finnish Institute for Children’s Literature, and in the Netherlands, she won the Silver Slate Pencil. Me and the Robbersons received an honorary mention in British Book Trust’s ”In Other Words” competition in 2018. 

Kolu is a front-line author with a strong voice and she has published a broad range of works that range from humourous middle-grade stories to edgy YA cross-over fiction. 

 

Photo: © Niclas Mäkelä

 

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Awards & Nominations

Awards

  • Finlandia Junior Prize

    2010

  • Kaarina Helakisa Literary Prize

    2012

  • Laivakello Award

    2012

  • City of Vantaa Cultural Award

    2021

Nominations

  • Finlandia Award

    2016

  • Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

    2024

Related publishing

  • Wild House Book 1: The Amazing Villa Van Böök

    Siri Kolu & Johanna Lumme
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  • The Robbersons and the Storybattle

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Robbersons and the Robbers’ Handbook

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Terror Inside

    Siri Kolu
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  • Cooking with the Robbersons!

    Siri Kolu
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  • Me and the Robbersons

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Robbersons and the Bandit Karaoke

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Robbersons and the Noble Hunt

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Robbersons: Candybellion!

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Robbersons and the League of Bandits

    Siri Kolu
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  • Good Riddance, Beatrix Spelling!

    Siri Kolu
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  • No Way, Beatrix Spelling!

    Siri Kolu
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  • At Last, Beatrix Spelling!

    Siri Kolu
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  • It All Changes After the Summer

    Siri Kolu
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  • Strangers Outside

    Siri Kolu
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  • Wild House Book 2: Roof Riders

    Siri Kolu & Johanna Lumme
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  • The Robbersons and the Friend Snatcher

    Siri Kolu
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  • Wild House Book 3: The Battle of The Black House

    Siri Kolu
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  • Stories from the Edge of The World

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Woken Ones – The Secret of the Night

    Siri Kolu & Johanna Lumme
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  • The Woken Ones – The Horrors of the Morning

    Siri Kolu & Johanna Lumme
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  • The Slippery Heart

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Robbersons and the Embarrassing Fan

    Siri Kolu
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  • The Woken Ones- The End of the Day

    Siri Kolu
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  • Luminous

    Siri Kolu
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