Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

Chevron Readers’ Cup winners declared at sixth Emirates LitFest

There was a buzz of excitement at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature as schools...

You Can’t Hide the Sun - John McCarthy

You Can’t Hide the Sun is the title of John McCarthy’s latest book, which details...

Young poets honoured in Taaleem Poetry Award

The country’s best young poets were honoured at a grand prize-giving ceremony for the Taaleem...

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New author is published after winning First Fiction competition at the LitFest

07-04-2014

Dubai, 7 April, 2014: A debut novelist has been awarded a three-book publishing ...

Occupation Diaries: Raja Shehadeh in conversation with John McCarthy

03-04-2014

In a fascinating one hour conversation, John McCarthy and Raja Shehadeh traveled ...

Extensive praise as sixth Festival comes to successful close

13-03-2014

The sixth Emirates Airline Festival of Literature has come to an end after five ...

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