List of Estonian women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in Estonia or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A

• Ave Alavainu (born 1942), poet
• Betti Alver (1906–1989), acclaimed poet, novelist, translator

B

• Maimu Berg (born 1945), writer, critic, translator, journalist

H

• Marie Heiberg (1890–1942), poet, short story writer

K

• Elvy Kalep (1899–1989), aviator, artist and children's writer
• Aino Kallas (1878–1956), Finnish-Estonian short story writer, diarist, playwright
• Maarja Kangro (born 1973), poet, short story writer, librettist
• Lydia Koidula, pen name of Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen (1843–1886), early poet, paywright, journalist, translator

L

• Viivi Luik (born 1946), poet, essayist, children's writer

M

• Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986), poet, children's writer, playwright, translator
• Ene Mihkelson (born 1944), poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer

N

• Dagmar Normet (1921–2008), novelist, essayist, playwright
• Minni Nurme (1917-1994), poet, prosaist

P

• Imbi Paju (born 1959), journalist, film director, working in Finland
• Eeva Park (born 1950), poet, novelist
• Lilli Promet (1922–2007), journalist, novelist, essayist, short story writer

T

• Leelo Tungal (born 1947), children's writer, novelist, librettist

U

• Marie Under (1883–1980), poet, early writings in German, later in Estonian

V

• Elo Viiding (born 1974), poet, short story writer

W

• Hella Wuolijoki (1886–1954), Estonian-born Finnish novelist writing under the pen name Juhani Tervapää

See also

• List of Estonians
• List of women writers

References