Usch Luhn is a freelance screenplay writer and film expert, lecturing on this field in various towns. Since 1999 she has been teaching dramaturgy at the College for Design in Dortmund and writing children’s and young readers’ fiction for Ueberreuter Verlag. Previous works by the author include, all with Ueberreuter: Komm mir nicht mit Liebe (2004); Wer küsst schon einen Prinzen (2004); Sissy, das Teufelsmädchen (series of 6 titles – 2003-2005); Küsse regnet nicht vom Himmel (2002) Translation rights available from Verlag Carl Ueberreuter Alser Straße 24 1090 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43 1 40444172 E-mail: hauser@ueberreuter.at Contact: Andrea Hauser Verlag Carl Ueberreuter was re-established in 1946, publishing classic fairy-tales, and books which have become modern classics, such as Erich Kästner’s Emil and the Detectives. Today this publishing house is the largest in Austria, with 150 new titles per year and a backlist of 800 titles. The publishing programme includes books for both children and adults, fiction and non-fiction. The Annette Beltz Verlag, which specialises in high-quality illustrated books for children, is part of this group.