Kai Aareleid (born 26 September 1972 in Tartu) is an Estonian prose writer, poet and translator.
[1] From 1979 to 1990 she attended Tallinn 21st Secondary School.
Aareleid attended Theatre Academy Helsinki from 1991 to 1997, studying stagecraft, ultimately receiving a master's degree.
From 1996 to 2006, she worked as an administrative assistant at the British Council office in Tallinn.
[2] Tuglas Short Story Prize