Kärt Hellerma (born in

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on 9 November 1956) is an

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n journalist, writer, and literary critic. She has written children's books, novels, a travelogue, and short stories. She graduated from

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, majoring in journalism. Before becoming full time writer, she was a journalist.

Selected works

* 2010: children's book ''Õrnad kõrvad'' ('Sensitive Ears') * 2012: children's book ''Taevarändurid ja teisi jutte'' ('Pilgrims of the Sky and Other Stories')

References

1956 births Living people Estonian women journalists Estonian women writers Estonian women poets Estonian women short story writers Estonian editors Estonian women editors Estonian literary critics Estonian women literary critics Estonian children's writers Estonian women children's writers 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets 20th-century Estonian novelists 21st-century Estonian novelists University of Tartu alumni Writers from Tallinn {{Estonia-writer-stub