W

Elisabet "Betti" Alver, was one of Estonia's most notable poets. She was among the first generation to be educated in schools of an independent Estonia. She went to grammar school in Tartu.

W

Maimu Berg is an Estonian writer, critic, translator, and journalist. She was a member of the Riigikogu, elected in 2011.

W

Viiu Härm is an Estonian poet, author, photographer, translator, and former actress. Härm's career as an actress began as a teenager in the early 1960s. After appearing onstage and in several films, she retired from acting in the early 1970s to focus on writing.

W

Aino Krohn Kallas was a Finnish-Estonian author. Her novellas are considered to be prominent pieces of Finnish literature.

W

Viivi Luik is an Estonian poet and prosaist.

W

Ene Mihkelson was an Estonian writer. She was a recipient of the Herder Prize and the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature.

W

Minni Katharina Nurme was an Estonian writer.

W

Imbi Paju is an Estonian-born journalist, writer and filmmaker resident in Finland.

W

Eeva Park is an Estonian writer.

W

Kauksi Ülle is an Estonian writer.

W

Hella Wuolijoki, also known by the pen name Juhani Tervapää, was an Estonian-born Finnish writer known for her Niskavuori series.