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 maiden name Triinu Ojar) received immediate international acclaim and was listed in the White Ravens catalogue.