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
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.
Unfortunately, the performances of Anna T. Szabó are cancelled. Looking forward to a chance to meet her in the future!
This year, the programme of the festival includes talks with authors, a stage programme dedicated to the immortal Ukrainian spirit and a literary walk in the Old Town of Tallinn for war refugees. On the second day of the festival, 26 May, the programme at the main venue, the Estonian Writers’ Union, is kicked off … Continued
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
Russia is associated with Russian literature and music no longer, but instead with children who are being bombed. Putin’s crime is that he has poisoned people with hatred. Putin will go away, but pain and anger can last much longer, writes Russian writer Mikhail Shishkin, in the wake of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. … Continued
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
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
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
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
