Urmas Vadi (born 28 February 1977) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n writer, scenarist, radio editor and personality, journalist and theatre director. In 2002 he graduated from

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; , ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both QS ...

in radio directing () speciality. Since 2001 he is working as a culture and literary editor at Estonian Radio. Awards: * 2010: Annual Drama Award of the

Estonian Cultural Endowment Cultural Endowment of Estonia (, abbreviated ''Kulka'' or ''KULKA''; also translated as ''Estonian Cultural Capital'') is an Estonian foundation which supports activities related to Estonian culture The culture of Estonia combines an indigen ...

* 2011:

Friedebert Tuglas short story award Friedebert Tuglas short story award () is an Estonian literary award. The award was established in 1970 by Friedebert Tuglas itself. First recipients was chosen out in 1971 by Tuglas itself. Recipients 1971 *Jaan Kross: Neli monoloogi Püha Jüri ...

Works

* "Kui klosetist kerkib kloaak" (1996) * "Suur sekund" (1999) * "Lendav laev" (2000) * "Unetute ralli" (2002) * "Muna" (2002) * "Kohtume trompetis! Elvis oli kapis!" (2005) * "Kohtumine tundmatuga" (2008) * "Revident" (2009) * "Kirjad tädi Annele" (2010) * "Tagasi Eestisse" (2012) * "Kuidas me kõik reas niimoodi läheme" (2014) * "Neverland" (2017) * "Ballettmeister" (2019) * "Elu mõttetusest" (2019)

References

Living people 1977 births 20th-century Estonian writers 21st-century Estonian writers Estonian male poets Estonian male short story writers Estonian dramatists and playwrights Estonian screenwriters Estonian theatre directors Estonian journalists Estonian radio personalities Tallinn University alumni Writers from Tallinn {{Estonia-writer-stub