Seita Vuorela (formerly Seita Parkkola; 15 March 1971 – 20 April 2015) was a Finnish author of young adult novels and photographer.

Studies and work

Seita Vuorela lived in

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, where she worked as an author and photographer and taught creative writing. Her

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novels have been translated into many languages, including Swedish, English, French, Italian, and German. She studied literature and philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä and the

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Prizes

She was nominated for the Finlandia Junior Award in 2002 and 2006. In 2011, she won the French prize ''Pépite du roman ado européen'' for her novel ''Viima''. In 2013, she won the first ever Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize together with illustrator

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for the fantasy novel ''Karikko''. The book ''Lumi'' was nominee for the 2016 Finlandia Prize and was chosen as readers' favourite.

Works

*''Susitosi'' (2001), with Niina Repo *''Ruttolinna'' (2002), with Niina Repo *''Jalostamo'' (2004), with Niina Repo *''Viima'' (''The School of Possibilities'') (2006) *''Lupaus'' (2007), Rajat Express vol. 1, with Niina Repo *''Loisto'' (2008), Rajat Express vol. 2, with Niina Repo *''Usva'' (2009) *''Karikko'' (2012), with

*''Lumi'' (2016), posthumous

Awards

*Pépite du roman ado européen, 2011 * Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize, 2013

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuorela, Seita 21st-century Finnish women writers Writers of young adult literature 1971 births 2015 deaths Finnish women photographers