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Neko by Rosa Liksom and Klaus Haapaniemi has been awarded a book design prize by D&AD in the UK. D&AD represents the global creative, design and advertising communities. Since 1962, D&AD has set industry standards and educated and inspired the next generation. Neko’s rights have been sold to Russia and Poland. Read more about the prize in D&AD’s homepage: www.dandad.org

Author Kari Hotakainen has recieved the Runeberg Prize of 2010 with his title The Human Lot. The Jury says that The Human Lot is " a shaking reading experience and draws up an exact portrayal of our times." The foreign rights of The Human Lot (2009) have already been sold to eight countries: UK, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, France, Czech and Norway.