Kairi Look

Kairi Look (1983) performs at the HeadRead literary festival several times. Obviously, this is thanks to the writer’s versatile talent. Firstly, Look is one of the most important Estonian children’s writers of the last decade, whose work has gathered an influential number of young admirers since her adventurous book Leemuripoeg Ville teeb sääred was published in 2012. Secondly, Look has increasingly written for adults; in 2018 her short story Relaps was awarded the Looming magazine prize. This year, however, promises to be a pivotal year for Look, as her first novel Tantsi tolm põrandast has already earned a lot of praise. With its autobiographical notes, this searching, intimate, and nostalgic story about how a child becomes an adult and the self-discovery of a woman promises to elevate Look, an acclaimed children’s author, to the top tier of contemporary Estonian prose.