Tarmo Teder (born 18 April 1958 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian writer, poet and critic.
Born on the island of Saaremaa, Teder studied from 1973-76. at the Tallinn Polytechnic and 1976-78 at Kingissepa, now Kuressaare. He began work in Tartu and Tallinn, as a boiler worker.
From 1994-95. Teder was the culture editor for “Rahva Hääl”("People's Voice") and from 1995-1998 as an editor at "Eesti Päevaleht" (‘’Estonian Daily’’).
Winner of the Friedebert Tuglas Award for his short story Viimase idealisti pildid (‘’Pictures of the Last Idealist’’, published in ‘’Looming’’ no 6 2004).
