Kertu Sillaste is an illustrator, art teacher, and picture book author. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in textile design, studied tapestry at the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré in Paris, and received a master's degree in art education at Tallinn University. Sillaste has worked as a graphic designer at the Tallinn Central Library, and currently teaches art at the Estonian Children's Literature Centre. She has written five books, illustrated 16 works, and is a long-time collaborator with the children's magazine Täheke. Sillaste was listed in the 2016 White Ravens catalogue and was acandidate for the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.Adam Cullen is a professional translator of Estonian prose, poetry, drama, and children's literature into English. His latest translations include Oscar and the Things by Andrus Kivirähk (The Emma Press 2021), Exercises by Tõnu Õnnepalu (Dalkey Archive Press 2020, nominated for the Cultural Endowment of Estonia’s Award for Literature), Ellie's Voice, or Trööömmmpffff by Piret Raud (Restless Books 2020), and The Gothamites by Eno Raud (Elsewhere Editions 2019). Cullen’s translation of Burning Cities by Kai Aareleid (Peter Owen Publishers 2018) was long-listed for the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award. A member of the Estonian Writers' Union, Cullen has resided in Estonia since 2007.
