Heljo Mänd


Heljo Mänd was an Estonian children's writer, novelist, newspaper editor and poet.
She studied at Tallinn Secondary School of Business, and. In 1956 she was an editor for the children and youth newspaper Säde, from 1958 until 1965 she was an editor for the children’s magazine Pioneer, and 1960 until 1965 an editor for the children’s magazine Täheke. Since 1965 she was a freelance writer.
Since 1961 she was a member of Estonian Writers' Union.

Selected works

  • television script: "Mõmmi ja aabits"
  • television script: "Nõiakivi"
  • 1968: story "Toomas Linnupoeg"
  • 1971: alphabet book "Karu-aabits",
  • 1984: short-story collection "Väikesed võililled".
  • 2017 poem "Salasõna"