Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

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The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is the Arab World’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word.

Launched in 2009 with 65 authors, the Festival has grown continually and, in 2017, hosted over 185 authors from 37 countries to entertain and educate 44,000 visitors.

The Festival places home-grown talent centre-stage and offers local fans the chance to interact with world famous authors, attend literary debates and workshops and participate in competitions. The Festival’s education outreach programme gives students the chance to meet their literary heroes.

The 2018 Festival will be held from March 1-10, 2018 at the InterContinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and in partnership with Emirates Airline and the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated authority for culture, arts, and heritage.

The Festival is organised by the Emirates Literature Foundation, which was established by Royal Decree in 2013.

Children’s Programme for the 2018 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is here! From workshops about art, poetry, and writing, to sessions with blockbuster children’s authors and illustrators such as Anthony Horowitz, Guy Parker-Rees, Tony Ross, and Eoin Colfer, this year’s Festival has something for every child no matter their age or interests! Whether you have a toddler who loves drawing, a child who loves to write, or a teenager who’s interested in poetry, the 2018 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature has a number of workshops to choose from! With workshops for children of all ages, let by bestselling authors, illustrators and poets you’ll be sure to find something of interest at this year’s Festival!

To view the entire Programme please click here.

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