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ELM 1/2024 is out now!

Annika A. Koppel
15.04.2024
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You are holding the final issue of the Estonian Literary Magazine to be published by the Estonian Institute. I wish I did not have to write...

Indo-Estonian Cultural Society

By Tiina Randviir
ELM 1/2008
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Literary Awards 2006

By Piret Viires
ELM 2/2007
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The 2006 Cultural Award of the Republic of Estonia for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement was given to the writer Mats Traat. The Estonia...

Literary Awards 2005

By Tiina Randviir
ELM 2/2006
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The 2005 Cultural Award of the Republic of Estonia for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement was given to the grand old man of Estonian letters,...

The Juhan Liiv Prize for Poetry

By Jüri Talvet
ELM 2/2005
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Founded in 1965, the Juhan Liiv annual prize for poetry has been less visible perhaps for the general public than some other literary prize...

Literary Awards 2004

By Piret Viires
ELM 2/2005
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The 2004 Cultural Award of the Republic of Estonia for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement was given to the poet Debora Vaarandi.The Esto...

Dictophone Shamanism

By Lauri Sommer
ELM1/2005
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I will mostly talk about what has stayed with me. What has become familiar. Manipulating phonograms recorded on wax rolls, tapes, discs and...

Literary Awards 2003

By Piret Viires
ELM 2/2004
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The 2003 Cultural Award of the Republic of Estonia for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement was given to the literary figure Vello Salo. ...

Literary awards 2002

By Piret Viires
ELM 2/2003
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The 2002 Cultural Award of the Republic of Estonia for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement was given to the writer Hando Runnel.In 2002 the Li...

Translators in the middle of the Baltic Sea

By Øyvind Rangøy
ELM 1/2003
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Gotland lies more or less in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The "capital" and at the same time the only town is Visby. In the Middle Ages th...

Literary awards 2001

By Piret Viires
ELM 2/2002
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The 2001 Republic of Estonia Award for Lifetime Achievement was given to Ain Kaalep, and national awards went to Haljand Udam and Mati Unt....

Authors' rights in Europe and Estonia

By Mati Sirkel
ELM 2/2002
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On 31 May 2002 the Estonian Writers’ Union hosted an international round table and seminar, “Authors’ Rights”. The seminar was financed wi...

Seminar of translators. Käsmu 2001

By Tiina Randviir
ELM 2/2001
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Between 15 and 19 April 2001, translators of Estonian literature from all over the world gathered in Käsmu.  The seminar was organised by t...

Literary awards 2000

By Piret Viires
ELM 1/2001
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The highest literary award of 2000, the National Cultural Award, was given to Andres Ehin for his collection of poetry, Alateadvus on alata...

Literature awards 1998

By Piret Viires
1/1999
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Various literature awards are given in Estonia each year, the most important of which is the national cultural award. In 1998 this pres...