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Dmitri Kotjuh’s next batch of photos is up on our Flickr. Naturally, the recommendation to pop into Tammsaare Park for his exhibition still stands. 

Once again, we are happy to have Dmitri Kotjuh cover our festival with his impeccable eye – the first and second day are now on the festival’s Flickr site. The portrait exhibition that grew out of previous festivals is open in the Tammsaare Park in Tallinn until 6 June.

From today until Sunday, the international HeadRead literary festival will be held in various venues in central Tallinn. Five days will offer 60 events with nearly 40 international and more than 50 Estonian writers, poets and musicians. Readers can meet Mikhail Shishkin, a Russian-born writer living in Switzerland, the popular Danish crime writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, … Continued

From 23 May, the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre hosts exhibitions by two artists as part of the HeadRead festival. Ukrainian illustrator Oksana Drachkovska will talk to Indrek Koff who joined her in publishing the bilingual book Who Wins?. The Estonian translation of the graphic novel The Treasure of the Black Swan by Spanish artist Paco … Continued

In the final stretch of presenting our international guests, we are proud to present Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv from Ukraine. Their children’s book How War Changed Rondo has won numerous awards, including the Paabeli Torn award for translated children’s literature in Estonia. Read more on their profile.

Greg Mosse’s fiction writing workshop is now full and registration is closed.

The group of lucky enthusiasts thirsting for literature is now full and registration for the literary pub crawl has ended. You can still register for the walks around the Old Town with Josef Kats and Greg Mosse’s workshop.  

Next up – Ukrainian illustrator Oksana Drachkovska who joined Estonian writer Indrek Koff to publish a painful and memorable book about war. Read more on her profile.

One of the traditions of the HeadRead literary festival is a poetry mass, this year held on 26 May at 18.00 at the Swedish St Michael’s Church. The mass is dedicated to the memory of Eha Vain, one of the initiators of the event.  Eha Vain (1954–2021) was the Cultural Secretary at the representation of the … Continued

This year, three events require prior registration.  On Thursday 25 May, Elle-Mari Talivee and Sirli Staub will take you on a literary pub crawl.  On Saturday 27 may, cultural historian Josef Kats makes two walks around the Old Town of Tallinn, and takes a look at the words on the facades of medieval and early … Continued