The tenth HeadRead is over, a new one is just around the corner. Another memorable week was the effort of many people, institutions and businesses, who are listed below.
Estonian authors
Eda Ahi, Boriss Baljasnõi, Karl Birnbaum, Roberta Bühler, Contra, Urve Eslas, P. I. Filimonov, fs, Aime Hansen, Hanna Brigita Jaanovits, Roomet Jakapi, Mart Juur, Saara Liis Jõerand, Mihkel Kaevats, Tõnis Kahu, Juho Kalberg, Kätlin Kaldmaa, Teele Kaljuvee-O’Brock, Andrus Kallastu, Maarja Kangro, Josef Kats, Jan Kaus, Laura Kell, Veronika Kivisilla, Taavet Kirja, Eva Koff, Eva Koldits, Jüri Kolk, Igor Kotjuh, Hasso Krull, Piret Krumm, Kalju Kruusa, Marju Kõivupuu, Armin Kõomägi, Rhett Kütsen, Frederik Küüts, Lisanna Lajal, Anu Lamp, Peeter Laurits, Lennart Leedu, Hans-Gunter Lock, Gerhard Lock, Oliver Lomp, Jaan Malin, Monika Mattiesen, Marcus Müürsepp, Indrek Palu, Leonora Palu, Liine Palu, Teele Pehk, Lembit Peterson, Carolina Pihelgas, Aare Pilv, Johanna Poll, Mari-Ann Reede, Reeli Reinaus, Marite Rikkas, Tõnis Rätsep, Anna Maria Rüütmann, Anti Saar, Ulla Saar, Erik Richard Salumäe, Ivar Sild, Jelena Skulskaja, Triin Soomets, Andri Suga, Camilla-Louise-Öyan Sundvor, Jaak Tomberg, Emma Toomsalu, Polina Tšerkassova, Kelly Turk, Urmas Vadi, Berk Vaher, Markus Vaher, Maarja Vaino, Kätlin Vainola, Elo Viiding, Tõnu Viik, Piret Viires, Keiti Vilms, Peeter Volkonski and Katrin Väli
International guests
Peter Aleshkovsky, Berlin Sound Poets, Marcelo Birmajer, Tomas Cepaitis, Martin Edwards, Michel Faber, A. J. Finn, John Freeman, Daniel Galera, Annika Grišakov, Sophie Hannah, Elina Hirvonen, Kathleen Jamie, Jānis Joņevs, Janis MacKay, Katrina Kalda, Michael Katz Krefeld, Joose Keskitalo, Henry Marsh, Åsa Lind, Knut Ødegård, Timo Parvela, Helen Rappaport, James Robertson, Vladimir Sorokin, Domenico Starnone and Kirmen Uribe
Interviewers
Eneko Erauzkin, P. I. Filimonov, Jason Goodwin, Joonas Hellerma, Peeter Helme, Krista Kaer, Maarja Kangro, Ilona Kivirähk, Veronika Kivisilla, Indrek Koff, Jüri Kolk, Mele Pesti, Lembit Peterson, Tristan Priimägi, Ehte Puhang, Tauno Vahter and Eha Vain
Visuals
Our website was made by Antenn, our graphic designer is Mari Kaljuste and the venues were given the usual fresh and cosy appearance by Kärt Kukkur and Kaur Kukkur. All this beauty was wonderfully captured by Dmitri Kotjuh and Louis Tarpin.
Our MCs
Kai Aareleid, Adam Cullen, Maria Esko, P. I. Filimonov, Veronika Kivisilla, Kaupo Meiel, Mari Rebane and Triinu Tamm
Volunteers
Airis Erme, Rahel Eslas, Nedim Kaya, Michael Keerdo-Dawson, Matilde Kivisilla, Marko Martinson, Ella Lin Raat, Øyvind Rangøy, Monireh Razavi, Sirli Staub and Mariann Vendelin
Invaluable help was also kindly offered by Vadim Belobrovtsev, Krista Joonas, Jaak Johanson, Maria Koldekivi, Britta Koržets, Meelis Kubits, Ines Piibeleht, Mari Rebane, Lilli-Krõõt Repnau, Ursula Roosmaa, Maria Šorstova, Alar Staub and Louis Tarpin.
Supporters and Partners
We are always happy and honoured to be able to work with many wonderful institutsions and businesses. However, we were left quite speechless at the lengths that the staff of Pegasus restaurant went through, taking two hours (!) to write something sweet and inspiring under every single coffee cup set aside for the festival’s closing reception.
Allecto, Apollo, Brazilian Embassy, British Council, British Embassy, Canadian Embassy, Catapult Films, Danish Art Foundation, Draakon & Kuu, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Estonian Institute, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonian National Broadcaster, Estonian PEN, Estonian Writers’ Union, Finnish Institute, Finnish Embassy, FORM, Gallus, Goethe Institute, Hansabuss, Hea Lugu, Helsinki Lit, Institut Français, Kanuti Gildi SAAL, Kapsad, KuKu Club, Kultuur.info, Käsmu Maritime Museum, Loomingu Raamatukogu, Maiasmokk, Niguliste Museum, Norden, Norsk Litteraturfestival, Oot-Oot, Postimees, Rahva Raamat, Randvelt, restaurant Pegasus, Rotten Kimchi, Russian Theatre, ShiShi, Swedish Embassy, Sõprus, Tallinn Hotels, Tallinn Central Library, Tallinn City Government, Tallinn Cultural Department, Tallinn Literary Centre, Tallinn Television, Tallinn University, Tänapäev, Under and Tuglas Literary Centre, Varrak and Wabadus
We would also like to thank the media for their diligent coverage of the festival, especially Nikolai Karajev for his considered interviews, and the more immediate impressions written down by the blogger Maarja Jaanits.
Our greatest thanks, as ever, goes to our audience – during the festival, our Facebook page passed the 3000 like threshold.
Enjoy the summer and see you soon!
