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Aliis Aalmann
Born (1995-12-16) December 16, 1995 (age 30)
CitizenshipEstonian
EducationUniversity of Tartu
OccupationsPoet, teacher
Writing career
GenresPoetry, short story
Notable works"Verihaljas" (2021)
"Mina ei kÀinud siis veel koolis" (2024)
Notable awardsBetti Alver Literature Prize
Gustav Suits Poetry Prize
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Prize

Aliis Aalmann (born 16 December 1995) is a VÔru Estonian poet and teacher.[1] Her writing explores eco-feminism, folklore, and the natural environment. she has received several major literary honours, including the Betti Alver Literary Prize for her debut poetry collection "Verihaljas" ("Blood-Green"), the Gustav Suits Poetry Prize for her collection "VÀe vÔim" ("The Power of Force"), and the Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Prize for her short fiction.

Education

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Aalmann completed her studies in nature in 2015 at the Hugo Treffner High School in 2018. Aalmann graduated with her bachelor's degree from Tartu University In 2018, she defended her bachelor's thesis "The boundary of the blue and green color categories in Estonian" at the University of Tartu, and in 2020, she defended her master's thesis "Color words related to the female person in the 'Estonian folk songs anthology' I–IV". Both were supervised by Urmas Sutrop.[2]

Career

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Aalmann is a poet and writer. She has been compared to Artur Alliksaar[3] and Maarja PĂ€rtna.[4] Her work often deals with feminist and eco-feminist themes[5] and many of her characters are women or girls.[1][6]She often writes about the natural environment and draws in themes of ecology, critiques of capitalism, post-humanism, politics,[7] and folklore.[8] She is known for her use of colour.[5][8]

In 2025, she wrote the short story collection, "Kes aias."[9][10]The collection explores childhood dynamics as well as examines the female body and societal expectations around it. Critic Katariina Libe, felt that, in the collection, the story "Woman in the Bath" was the "most political" piece because it discussd pressure placed on women to have children and the perception of "the childless woman as a socially harmful element.”[11][12]

Awards

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In 2021, she received the Betti Alveri Prize for Literature for her debut collection of poetry "Verihaljas" ("Bloodgreen").[1][13][14]

In 2024, she was recognised for her poem "VÀe vÔim" ("The Power of Force") when she won the Gustav Suits Poetry Prize.[14] The same year, she won the Friedebert Tuglas short story award for her short story "Mina ei kÀinud siis veel koolis" ("I Didn't Go to School Then") which was published in the magazine, Looming.[8][14][15][16]

Works

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Poetry collections

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Prose

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  • "Kes aias" ("Who's in the garden"), Hunt, 2025 (short story collection)

Commentary

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  • Aalmann, Aliis (1 April 2022). "A corset made of whalebone"("Maailm nagu vaalaluust ihutud korsett"). Sirp (in Estonian). Sirp.[18]
  • Aalmann, Aliis (21 March 2025). "A pull settles inside me" ("Mu sees settib ĂŒks tĂ”mme"). Sirp.[19]

Personal life

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Aalmann works at the VÔru Central School as a writer and history teacher. She has a background in Finno-Urgic languages. Aalmann also paints.[1]

References

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Citations

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Sources

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Journal articles

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  • Libe, Katariina (December 2025). "TĂŒtred, emad, vanaemad ja need, kes pole kunagi kohal". Looming. 12/2025. Retrieved 25 September 2026.

Newspaper articles and magazines

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Other sources

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