Triinu Laan (1975) is a manager of cultural activities and a children's writer. She graduated in law from the Tallinn School of Economics and received a master’s degree in cultural management from the University of Tartu in 2018. Currently, Laan works as a project director at the Võro Institute, is involved in the translation and editing of Võro-language books, and organizes events aimed at the promotion of the Võro language and culture. As an author, Laan has written four children’s books, all of which are in both the Võro (Southern Estonian), and Northern Estonian languages. Her debut work, The Big Black Dog, (published under her previous name Triinu Ojar) received immediate international acclaim and was listed in the White Ravens catalogue.
2022 Nukits competition, 3rd place (John the Skeleton's Goings-On) 2021 Childhood Prize (Tartu Prize for Children's Literature) (John the Skeleton's Goings-On) The White Raven (John the Skeleton's Goings-On) 2020 Good Children's Book (John the Skeleton's Goings-On) Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia nominee (John the Skeleton's Goings-On) 2016 Raisin of the Year Award (The Old Broken Cat) Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia nominee (The Old Broken Cat) 2008 The White Ravens (The Big Black Dog) 2007 Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia nominee (The Big Black Dog) 2006 The Knee-High Book Competition, Special Prize for an animal story (The Big Black Dog)