The International HeadRead Literary Festival begins today

From today until the end of the week, Tallinn will once again host notable authors of the contemporary literary scene. The HeadRead literary festival brings acclaimed international guests to Tallinn and gives an overview of the trends on the Estonian literary lanscape. The Estonian reader will have the opportunity to meet such names as Édouard … Continued

Registration for walks with Josef Kats is now closed

Both groups for the cultural walk around the Old Town with Josef Kats are now full and registration is closed. You can still register for a tour of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre and the tour of the exhibition Sandwiches with Summer and Wind.

Changes to the programme

Apart from the addition of the exhibition tour announced this week, there have been a few more changes to the programme. The time for the walk around the Old Town with Josef Kats has been moved from Saturday and now takes place on Thursday 29 May at 16.00 and 18.00. Volodymyr Yermolenko’s talk is unfortunately … Continued

Registration for the literary pub crawl closes

Registration for this year’s literary pub crawl has now closed. However, there are still some great events you can register for: Cultural walk in the Old Town with Josef Kats (in Russian) A tour of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre (in Estonian and English) Poetry reading competition on Marie Under’s work (in Estonian)

Sign up for pre-registration events

From today, you can sign up for events where the number of participants is limited. Registration is open for the following events:  Literary pub crawl (in Estonian) Cultural walk in the Old Town with Josef Kats (in Russian) A tour of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre (in Estonian and English) Poetry reading competition on Marie Under’s … Continued

HeadRead is looking for volunteers

The HeadRead literary festival is looking for volunteers for the period 28 May to 1 June 2025. 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 … Continued

Headread Literary Festival announces international guests

In the last week of May, the HeadRead Literary Festival is hosting a diverse selection of notable international guests in Tallinn.  The geopolitical situation and the beauty and pain of history will be explored by British journalist and author Peter Pomerantsev, one of the most translated Finnish-Estonian writers of our time Sofi Oksanen, British historian … Continued

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