The third part of the trilogy was turned into a screenplay in collaboration with Peeter Sauter and called Kuhu põgenevad hinged ('Where Souls Go', 2007, directed by Rainer Sarnet).įor younger readers, Vallik has written both adventurous fantasy stories - for example Koletise lugu ('Story of a Monster', 2005) and Narkohollo ehk Florose vabastamine ('Narkohollo or Liberating Floros', 2006) - and realistic animal stories like Pints ja Tutsik ('Pints and Tutsik', I 2008, II 2009). The novels, which contain several storylines and viewpoints, offer a realistic exploration of the problems of teenagers: their relationships with peers and parents, first contact with alcohol and drugs, complex self-searching and issues at school. The other two novels of the Ann trilogy are Mis teha, Ann? ('What to Do, Ann?') and Mis sinuga juhtus, Ann? ('What Happened to You, Ann?', 2007).
It has been translated to Finnish, Latvian and Lithuanian. The novel is compulsory reading at schools and included in school literature textbooks. Her first young adult novel Kuidas elad, Ann? ('How Are You, Ann?', 2001) was received well by readers and critics alike and won first place at a young adult literature competition. Her last poetry collection for adults, Ristsõna ('The Crossword', 2001) was published under the author’s own name.
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Her early free-form poetry is full of youthful defiance, world-weariness, self-searching and self-discovery. Under the pseudonym ATS, she published her first three poetry collections: Ärge pange tähele ('Pay No Attention', 1990), Videvikus lepatriinulend ('The Twilight Flight of the Ladybird', 1996) and Mina ja Käthe Kollowitz ('Käthe Kollowitz and Me', 2000). Her first poems were published in magazines in 1989. She has received several children and young adult literature awards. She is active in discussions on education in Estonia and a welcome speaker in schools. From 2004, she has been a freelance writer and founded the non-profit organization Lugu-Loo to publish her books. She worked as an artist and designer and librarian in Haapsalu and from 1996-2004, she was a teacher at Haapsalu Wiedemann Gymnasium. In 1996, she graduated the University of Tartu with a degree in Estonian Philology. From 1978-1979, she studied at Palivere primary school, from 1979-1986 at Taebla Secondary School, from 1986-1988 at Tartu Art School and from 1990-1991 at Haapsalu night school.
Vallik was born in Palivere borough, Lääne county. V 1971) is an Estonian writer and screenwriter who is mostly known as a children’s and young adult prose author but has also published poetry collections for both children and adults.
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