Mehis Heinsaar to discuss literature on Estonian TV
Tuesday 10th November 2026 on 17:15 in
Estonia
Writer Mehis Heinsaar will discuss the magical side of the world and literature on the Estonian television programme “At the Literature Minister’s” on Wednesday, ERR reports.
Heinsaar won the Estonian Cultural Endowment’s annual prose award in early 2026 for his collection “The Diver into the Estonian Language.” The book brings together short stories, novellas and longer tales written between 2008 and 2025. Six of its 16 stories are new, while about a third previously appeared in publications, mainly Looming and Vikerkaar.
Heinsaar has also won the prose award for “The Chronicles of Mr Paul” and received the Cultural Endowment’s annual literature award in 2022 for his novel “The Lost Tribe.” He has won the Tuglas Short Story Award three times. The programme, hosted by Mart Juur, will air on ETV at 22:40 on November 11.