List of Estonian women writers
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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
E
- Eiv Eloon (born 1945), science fiction writer
H
- Marie Heiberg (1890–1942), poet, short story writer
K
- Elvy Kalep (1899–1989), aviatrix, 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
P
- Imbi Paju (born 1959), journalist, film director, working in Finland
- 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
