Contra (writer)

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Contra (real name Margus Konnula; born 22 March 1974, in Urvaste, Võru County) is an Estonian poet and translator.{{cite web |last1=Mihkelev |first1=Anneli |title=Contra - Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary |url=https://sisu.ut.ee/ewod/c/contra |website=sisu.ut.ee/ewod |access-date=10 January 2021 |language=en}}

After 1994, he worked as a postman. From 1996 to 1999, he was the postmaster at Urvaste. After this job, he became a freelance writer and screenwriter. From 2004 to 2008, he was the editor of the local newspaper of the Urvaste Parish.

He has won numerous Estonian-related and also other country awards. For example, in 2017, he received the Eduards Veidenbaums Literary Award. In 2019, he received the Latvian Cross of Recognition (V class).