Tonis Tootsen (born 17 October 1988) ^[1] is an Estonian poet, prose writer and novelist. He mainly writes in the genres of science fiction and fantasy.

Tonis Tootsen was born in Tallinn . His father is journalist, writer and politician Toivo Tootsen and his mother is journalist Reet Tollasepp. He has one sister and his half-brother is journalist and documentary filmmaker Jaan Tootsen from his father's previous marriage. His uncle was television journalist and politician Ulo Tootsen . ^[1] Tootsen attended schools in Tallinn and studied semiotics at the University of Tartu . ^[1]

His debut novel Esimene paev ( The First Day ) was published in 2016 and received the Estonian Literature Endowment Annual Award. His 2022 novel Ahvide pasteet. Uhe ahvi malestusi ja motteid ( Pate of the Apes: One Primate’s Thoughts and Memories ) was nominated for the 2023 European Union Prize for Literature and garnered a special mention. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

His books include:

• Nukumeister ( The Puppet Master , short stories, 2012)
• Esimene Paev ( The First Day , novel, 2016)
• Uttu ( Into the Fog , poetry, 2021)
• Ahvide pasteet. Uhe ahvi malestusi ja motteid ( Pate of the Apes: One Primate’s Thoughts and Memories , novel, 2022)

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