Kai Aareleid


Kai Aareleid is an Estonian prose writer, poet and translator.
From 1979 to 1990 she attended Tallinn 21st Secondary School.
Aareleid attended Theatre Academy Helsinki from 1991 to 1997, studying stagecraft, ultimately receiving a master's degree. From 1996 to 2006, she worked as an administrative assistant at the British Council office in Tallinn. From 2012 to 2017, she was an editor for the Loomingu Raamatukogu.
Aareleid is also a translator, she translated among other Jorge Luis Borges into Estonian.

Awards

Tuglas Short Story Prize

Works