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Piret Jaaks
https://www.piretjaaks.com/plays
Piret Jaaks is is an Estonian writer, playwright, and dramaturg. She holds a BA in Theatre Studies from the University of Tartu and a PhD in Theatre Arts from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Jaaks is known for her bold and imaginative writing, often exploring social issues through sincerity, humour, and poetic imagery. Her work spans multiple genres – from plays and prose to children’s literature and television scripts. In 2019 she made her debut as a director with a production Beautiful People (Ilusad inimesed) at Tartu Uus Theatre. She published a collection of plays, Sirens and Other Plays, in 2022. Jaaks is also one of the screenwriters of the popular Estonian TV series ESSR (Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as ENSV in Estonian).
Awards and prizes
Recognition:
2024 Medal of Merit of the Estonian Heritage Conservation Society for the creation of Daughters of Heaven (Taeva tütred)
2023 Third Prize at the Estonian Writers’ Union Novel Competition for the novel Daughters of Heaven (Taeva tütred)
2019 Special mention at the Estonian Theatre Agency’s New Drama Competition for Can Animals Count? (Kas loomad oskavad loendada?)
2019 First Prize at the Estonian Theatre Agency’s New Drama Competition for Rites of Passage (Siirderiitujad)
2017 Second Prize at the Estonian Theatre Agency’s New Drama Competition for Sirens (Sireenid)
2012 Special mention at the Estonian Theatre Agency’s New Drama Competition for What Difference Does It Make Being Hanna Jakobs? (Mis vahet on olla Hanna Jakobs?)
2011 First Prize at the Estonian Theatre Agency’s New Drama Competition for To See a Pink Elephant (Näha roosat elevanti)