Thank you!

After two years, we can once again digest the experience of a full-scale festival and for this, we are grateful to many. International guests Jessikka Aro, Niall De Búrca, György Dragomán, Jørn Lier Horst, Anne Griffin, Philip Gwynne Jones, Mia Kankimäki, Iya Kyva, Tomi Kontio, Leena Lehtolainen, Hervé Le Tellier, Christine Leunens, Bart Moeyaert, Hollie … Continued

Festival gallery

As usual, our amazing photographer Dmitri Kotjuh has been busy recording various events. Pictures of the first two days are available on the festival Flickr page and the gallery is being updated.

HeadRead is looking for volunteers

The HeadRead literary festival is looking for volunteers for the period 25-29 May 2022. Their main tasks include providing information and printed materials at the main venue’s information desk, keeping an eye on the main hall and selling books, but also meeting guests, running errands and other relevant tasks. If you are interested on volunteering, please … Continued

HeadRead goes ahead on a smaller scale this year

This year, the HeadRead literary festival takes place between 28 and 30 May, i.e. across three days instead of the nearly week-long run due to the pandemic. The festival programme has been streamlined accordingly. Another new move means that out of safety concerns, all events take place outdoors, around Tallinn, and to limit the size … Continued

HeadRead on Jupiter

It has been our pleasure to welcome Estonian Public Broadcasting at the festival for several years now to record some of the events. Fourteen episodes have now been made available as a compact selection on the Jupiter page. While this is only scratching the surface, we hope this will give a good overview of the … Continued

HeadRead at the Kirjandustänava festival

Although the festival was not held this year, you can still be a part of HeadRead at a festival in a certain way – we are represented at the Kirjandustänava (Literary Street) festival held on Saturday 5 September in Kadriorg. Schedule: 13.00 Heili Sepp and Krista Kaer talk about literature 15.00 Hendrik Relve and Krister … Continued

The HeadRead literary festival is cancelled this year

With a heavy heart, the organisers of the HeadRead literary festival decided to not hold the festival this year. The main consideration is the new surge in COVID-19 infections in the world but also in Estonia. The health of visitors and guests is crucial for the organisers and therefore, even a theoretical possibility of infection … Continued

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