Coverage
Emirates LitFest in the Media
2015-11-19: “‘With dynamic population, Dubai ideal spot for events’” in Khaleej Times
2015-11-17: “7 day extension for Emirates LitFest competition submissions” in Gulf News
2015-11-15: “Larger LitFest Pulls the Big Names” in Magpie Magazine
2015-11-08: ”Last week for Emirates LitFest competition submissions” in Gulf News
2015-11-04: “Astronauts and YA superstars: LitFest line-up announced” in Vision
2015-11-04: “EAFOL 2016 Authors Nominated for Prestigious Children’s Award” in Salt n Peppa
2015-11-04: “Emirates LitFest authors nominated for prestigious award” on Dubai 92
2015-10-29: “Steven Berkoff and Meera Syal signed up for worldwide Shakespeare 400th anniversary festival” in The Stage UK
2015-10-26: “Carol Ann Duffy and Ian Rankin to read at 2016 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The Telegraph UK
2015-10-22: “See what’s NEW at the 8th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in Expat Woman
2015-10-22: “Line-up of authors for Emirates Festival of Literature revealed” on Sky News Arabia
2015-10-21: “8th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016 Authors Announced” on Emarat TV
2015-10-21: ”Time is right for the biggest edition of The Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature” in The National
2015-10-21: ”Exciting lineup of events and authors confirmed for Emirates LitFest” in Dubai 92
2015-10-21: ”11 big names to see at the Emirates Literature Festival 2016” in What’s On
2015-10-21: ”Emirates Airline Festival Of Literature 2016” in Fake Plastic Souks
2015-10-21: ”James Bond author to attend UAE literature festival” in Khaleej Times
2015-10-20: “Dubai Eye covers the EAFOL16 Launch” on Dubai Eye
2015-10-20: ”More than 140 authors for Emirates Literature Festival 2016” on City7 TV
2015-10-20: “More than 140 authors for Emirates Literature Festival 2016” on Dubai One
2015-10-20: ”Line-up of authors for Emirates Festival of Literature revealed” in Gulf News
2015-10-20: ”Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016” in ExpatWoman
2015-10-20: ”Exciting lineup of events and authors confirmed for Emirates LitFest” in Dubai Eye
2015-10-20: ”The top draws at Emirates Literature Festival 2016” in The National
2015-10-08: ”Time to give your writing careers a lift” in Khaleej Times
2015-10-07: “Calling all unpublished authors” in The National
2015-10-07: “Emirates launches first photography, creative writing competition” in Khaleej Times
2015-10-05: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature for kids” in Time Out Kids
2015-09-16: “EAFOL16 announces final author preview before launch” on Dubai Eye
2015-09-09: “EAFOL16 opens Students’ Quiz and Poetry Competitions” on City7 TV
2015-09-08: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature launches poetry, quiz competitions” in Khaleej Times
2015-08-24: “EAFOL16 announces 2-week Festival” on Dubai Eye
2015-08-24: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature to extend to 2 weeks” on City7 TV
2015-08-24: “Dubai literature fest now a 2-week event” in Khaleej Times
2015-08-24: “Emirates festival of literature extended” in Dubai Easy
2015-08-24: “Emirates LitFest extended dates” in Dubai Eye
2015-08-23: “Emirates festival of literature extended” in The National
2015-08-23: “LitFest nominated for Time Out Dubai Kids Awards” in Time Out Dubai
2015-08-23: “More Bestsellers Attending New Two Week Long Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016” in UAE Style
2015-08-19: “Want to save the world? This 15 year old will tell you how” in NRI Cage
2015-07-27: “Emirates Airline Festival Of Literature 2016 authors announced” in What’s On
2015-07-27: “Over 100 writers to attend Dubai literature festival” in Khaleej Times
2015-07-26: “Lebanese writer Hod Barakat to attend Emirates Literature Festival” in The National
2015-07-16: “Writing Stories for EAFOL16 competitions” on Radio Salaam
2015-07-16: “Student Writing Competitions at EAFOL16” on Radio Salaam
2015-06-28: “Conversations from the LitFest” on Dubai Eye
2015-06-17: “The line-up for the 2016 Dubai Lit Fest announced” in 7Days
2015-06-16: “Names of 12 literature festival authors revealed” in Gulf News
2015-06-16: “Names of 12 literature festival authors revealed” in Zawya
2015-06-16: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature announces preview of 2016 authors” in UAE Style Magazine
2015-06-16: “5 things to do” in The National
2015-06-16: “Festival of Literature announces strong line-up for 2016” in What’s On
2015-06-15: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016 announces first 12 authors” on Dubai Eye
2015-06-07: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature scoops best festival award“ in The National
2015-05-24: ”Travelling Life: David Nicholls” in The National
2015-05-21: “United Nations of Bookworms” in Verve
2015-04-28: “Wise words for UAE expats on managing their money” in The National
2015-04-09: “Middle East EVENT Awards 2015: The Shortlist” in Arabian Industry
2015-04-07: “Paperbacks Vs eBooks | The Debate” in Young+ Mag
2015-04-07: “Author Lauren Oliver shares writing secrets | Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2015“ in Young+ Mag
2015-04-07: “Markus Zusak on the pressures of writing | Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2015” in Young+ Mag
2015-03-28: “Author Q&A: David Mitchell” in South China Morning Post
2015-03-23: “Saudi Writer Badryah al-Bishr: Be the Action, Not the Reaction” on Arabic Literature (in English)
2015-03-20: “To Translate, It’s Not Enough To Understand a Language, ‘One Needs To Feel It’” on Arabic Literature (in English)
2015-03-19: “Searching for the Orwell of the Arab world” in The Jerusalem Post
2015-03-19: “In Dubai, a quiet place to read at leisure” in Gulf News
2015-03-17: “Casting puppeteers for War Horse” in Vision
2015-03-17: “Palestinian Poet Mourid Barghouti: ‘Tomorrow Is What Matters’” on Arabic Literature (in English)
2015-03-15: “Observing Life: So many events… but so little time” in The National
2015-03-13: “Even the financial greats are human” in The National
2015-03-13: “Lost in the Wonderland of Emirates Literature Fest – Rabia Alavi” on caravandaily.com
2015-03-12: “How to reinstate women back into history – not birds; Week in Books column” in The Independent
2015-03-11: “The all-Islamic super-heroes: Muslim children love ‘The 99′ comics, but hardliners loathe their creator – whose trial for heresy is looming” in The Independent
2015-03-11: “Shunning hate in all its manifestations” in Gulf News
2015-03-11: “Did Mr Darcy make his fortune from the slave trade?” in The Daily Mail
2015-03-11: “There are men who need to be told to shut up” in The National
2015-03-11: “Hoard Towll and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie interview in Dubai” on James Herring’s Weekly Blog
2015-03-10: “Arabic poetry in the Dubai desert” in Vision (YouTube video)
2015-03-10: “مقالات خطاب الحب في ندوة الثقافة والعلوم” in Al Khaleej
2015-03-10: “Fantasy worlds made real by readers” in The Guardian
2015-03-10: “Pinoy student wins in Emirates Literature fest” on ABS-CBN News
2015-03-10: “Filipino student wins Emirates Lit Fest” in The Filipino Times
2015-03-10: “Over 400 Dubai Women’s College Foundations students attend Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” on blogs.hct.ac.ae
2015-03-09: “What makes Dubai’s LitFest so special?” in The Telegraph
2015-03-09: “Crime writers ‘forced to set novels in fictional towns because of Britain’s obsession with class’” in The Telegraph
2015-03-09: “For Arab liberals like Nawal El Saadawi, political Islam has shifted the terms of the debate” in The National
2015-03-09: “Dubai LitFest concludes, preparations begin for next edition in March ’16” in Gulf Today
2015-03-08: “Literary festivals ‘value celebrity above writing,’ claims novelist Joanna Trollope” in The Independent
2015-03-08: “Joanna Trollope: ‘You cannot be great novelist until after 35′” in The Telegraph
2015-03-08: “Forget Bridget Jones, divorce comedy is the new romantic fiction” in The Telegraph
2015-03-08: “Making it Happen for Women” in Vision
2015-03-08: “Hussain bags Al Habtoor Lifetime Achievement Award” in Arab Times
2015-03-08: “10 notable moments from this year’s Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2015-03-08: “If we want to keep Arabic alive, don’t blame English” in The National
2015-03-08: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature: Claudine Pabst takes top prize for young-adult novel” in The National
2015-03-08: “Human beings everywhere have a story to tell: David Mitchell” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-08: “Desert Stanzas celebrate Emirati heritage with poetry and music” in Gulf Today
2015-03-07: “THE 99 inspired by Islam and its message” in Gulf News
2015-03-07: “Stuart MacBride on his acclaimed Logan MacRae series of crime-fiction novels” in The National
2015-03-07: “Text speak makes your spelling BETTER, claims top linguist who says technology is making teenagers read more than ever” in The Daily Mail
2015-03-07: “Aspiring novelists win awards at EAFoL ” in Gulf Today
2015-03-07: “War has become more savage, says writer” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-07: “An Americanah morning in Dubai” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-07: “Theatre in Dubai is in an embryonic stage: Alex Broun” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-07: “Dubai: Theatre to find a wonderland here soon” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-07: “Montegrappa First Fiction Competition winners announced” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-07: “Kuwait’s Budding Talent shines at Emirates Litfest” on Kuwaitup2date.com
2015-03-07: “Abdullah Al Jumah at the Emirates Lit Fest” on Foreign Language Arabic
2015-03-07: “Texting Makes Kids Smarter, Claims Language Professor” on Inquisitr
2015-03-06: “‘Writing liberates from everyday constraints’” in Gulf News
2015-03-06: “Women in wonderland — the road less travelled” in Gulf News
2015-03-06: “The journey from traveller to travel writer” in Gulf News
2015-03-06: “We have Dubai Lit Fest-ooned!” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-06: “Sheikha Shamma wins Personality of the Year Award at literature fest ” in Gulf Today
2015-03-06: “RTA sponsors Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, supports International Women’s Day” on rta.ae
2015-03-06: “Emirates unveils innovative activations at Literature fest” on TradeArabia.com
2015-03-06: “Drop Everything and Go” on Vantage Points
2015-03-05: ““Older, overweight women need to present the news”, says Dame Jenni Murray” in The Telegraph
2015-03-05: “Moving away from interfaith dialogues: How faith can be a solution to conflict” in Gulf News
2015-03-05: “Reading is a vital skill for the betterment of humans” in Gulf News
2015-03-05: “Emirates Lit Fest opens in Dubai with a message for education and peace” in Emirates 24/7
2015-03-05: “Writer talks about ‘unconscious bias’ against women” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-04: “My Dubai: Imtiaz Dharker” in Vision
2015-03-04: “Dubai Culture and Emirates Airline Festival of Literature to present third edition of ‘Desert Stanzas’” in Albawaba Business
2015-03-04: “Emirates LitFest sixth edition starts today” in Fujairah News
2015-03-04: “Poetry celebrated at literature festival” in Gulf News
2015-03-04: “Dubai woman elated at her first book launch” in Gulf News
2015-03-04: “‘Genre is the measles of the writing world’” in Gulf News
2015-03-04: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature off to a poetic start” in The National
2015-03-03: “Mourid Barghouti brings his poetry to the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2015-03-03: “Stage set for Emirates literature festival” in Gulf News
2015-03-03: “Curtains up for literature Emirates litfest today” in Khaleej Times
2015-03-03: “David Walliams shines at Emirates Literary Festival, promotes diversity & promises 102 more books” on UnrealityTV.co.uk
2015-03-02: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature runs from 5-7 March” in Gulf News
2015-03-02: “5 things to do tomorrow in Dubai” in Time Out Dubai
2015-03-01: “Our top picks from the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2015-03-01: “Jung Chang to talk about her contentious book on the Empress Dowager Cixi” in The National
2015-03-01: “‘The Dan Brown tag has been both a bane and boon’” in The National
2015-03-01: “Emirati Talal Salem Al Sabri to share lessons from the road less travelled” in The National
2015-03-01: “Your Awesome Week” on Sassy Mama Dubai
2015-03-01: “March 2015: Global Arabic Literature Events Calendar” on Arabic Literature (in English)
2015-03-01: “David Walliams addresses sell-out LitFest crowd” on Hit96.7 FM
2015-02-28: “Events Calendar: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” on Sassy Mama Dubai
2015-02-28: “David Walliams addresses sell-out LitFest crowd” on Dubai 92
2015-02-28: “Joanna Trollope: I’d hate to become a burden to my family” in The Telegraph
2015-02-27: “Read all about it: Lit Fest is back” in Friday Magazine
2015-02-27: “Joe Abercrombie’s fantasy land” in Vision
2015-02-26: “The long read: Forget Lawrence of Arabia, here’s the real history of the Middle East and World War 1” in The National
2015-02-26: “Graeme Simsion, novelist: ‘I loved the intelligent and observant comedy of the Rumpole stories‘” in the Independent
2015-02-25: “Don’t Mistake the Emirates LitFest 2015 for a Book Festival” on Style.com Arabia
2015-02-19: “Is technology changing how kids read?” in Vision
2015-02-19: “The coming together of literary giants in Dubai” in Khaleej Times
2015-02-18: “Growing local participation in Emirates Festival of Literature” in Gulf News
2015-02-18: “Alexander McCall Smith writes about what he admires in others” in Gulf News
2015-02-18: “Festival of Literature to build bridges for bibliophiles” in Gulf Today
2015-02-16: “Thirteen reasons to attend the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in Vision
2015-02-16: “The dizzying ascent of young adult literature” in Vision
2015-02-16: “The new picture books” in Vision
2015-02-16: “Finding treasure island” in Vision
2015-02-15: “Emirates literature festival launches information app” in The National
2015-02-11: “Anita Anand: Radio affords more honesty” in Gulf News
2015-02-11: “Sports, Music and Culture – Emirates Airline spices up an exciting sponsorship and events season with new additions” in Albawaba Business
2015-02-08: “Lucinda Martin’s journey from teacher to author of fantasy novel” in The National
2015-02-04: “Short+Sweet Dubai theatre festival to showcase local talent” in The National
2015-02-04: “David Nicholls on ‘Us’ and its fraught process” in Gulf News
2015-02-03: “Islamic design focus at Dubai literary festival” in designMENA
2015-02-01: “What’s in What’s On? Your guide to the February issue – OUT NOW” on whatson.ae
2015-02-01: “Dubai International Writers’ Centre Writer-in-Residence Programme a huge success” on Expatwoman.com
2015-01-21: “Expanding the Emirates Lit Festival Throughout the Year” on Arabic Literature (in English)
2015-01-19: “تيم ماكنتوش سميت: اليمن أصبح وطني ولا يمكنني الرحيل لورنس العرب «المعاصر» في «دبي الدولي للكتاب” in AlBayan
2015-01-08: “Five UAE art happenings to look forward to in 2015” in The National
2015-01-08: “Isobel Abulhoul OBE, Founder of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, on her passion for books that drove her to set up the multi award-winning international festival” on womanthology.co.uk/
2015-01-07: “Emirates Airline Literature Festival 2015 tickets to go on sale” in Gulf Today
2015-01-04: “World-acclaimed authors invited to hold workshops” in Gulf News
2015-01-04: “Contest offers would-be authors direct access to a top literary agent” in The National
2014-12-28: “Emirates litfest beckons budding writers” in Khaleej Times
2014-12-24: “Emirates Lit Fest to host world-renowned historians” in Khaleej Times
2014-12-04: “Literary giants to entertain kids at Dubai festival” in Khaleej Times
2014-12-03: “Famous British children’s literature writers to host story time at Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2014-12-02: “Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to headline Emirates Airline Festival” in Hallmark News
2014-11-25: “Host Cities Summit to hear heads of event groups speak” in Gulf News
2014-11-24: “رادار – زيارة موفمبر عدداً من الشركات الإعلامية” on DMTV (starts at 5:40)
2014-11-23: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Announce 2015 Author Lineup” on Dubai Eye 103.8
2014-11-22: “News Reports: Isobel Abulhoul” on Dubai Media Inc
2014-11-22: “A written wonderland” on vision.ae
2014-11-19: “Top Authors To Attend Seventh Emirates Airline Festival Of Literature” in Dubai City Guide
2014-11-19: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature reveals 2015 author line-up” on Yahoo Matkoob News
2014-11-19: “‘Wonderland’ theme of Emirates Literary Fest” in Khaleej Times
2014-11-18: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature reveals 2015 author line-up” in Gulf News
2014-11-18: “Dubai gears up for a mind-blowing literature festival” in The National
2014-11-18: “Alexander McCall Smith and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to headline Emirates Airline Festival” in The National
2014-11-18: “The 2015 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” on Expat Woman
2014-11-18: “Revealed: Big names in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2015 line-up” in Khaleej Times
2014-11-17: “Write on: Line-up for Emirates Litfest 2015 announced” in 7 Days Dubai
2014-10-27: “Poetry competition for students launched” in Gulf News
2014-10-19: “يفتح أبوابه أمام الجمهور 3 نوفمبر المقبل «مركز دبي الدولي للكتّاب» مبادرة تاريخية وعالمية” in Al Bayan
2014-10-02: “«طيران الإمارات للآداب» يطلق مسابقات الطلبة” in Emarat Al Youm
2014-10-02: “مهرجان «طيران الإمارات للآداب» يفتتح موسم مسابقات الطلاب” in Al Bayan
2014-09-28: “Harry Potter contender in UAE favorite book campaign” on Mugglenet
2014-09-26: “Literary Lights and Arabian Nights” in Epoch Times
2014-08-24: “Dubai welcomed 5.8m hotel guests in H1” in Emirates 24-7
2014-06-25: “EAFL founder decorated with distinguished literary award“ in Gulf News
2014-06-20: “Emirates LitFest launches campaign to find out UAE’s favorite book” in UAE Style Magazine
2014-05-19: “Dubai Food Festival 2014: Savouring Success” on Chefatlarge.in
2014-05-17: “فراشة دبي” in Al Riyadh
2014-05-12: “Dubai: going beyond its mall culture” in the Hindustan Times
2014-04-14: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature and Interview with Winning Young Author Venika Vachani” on Laura Thomas Communications
2014-04-07: “Harlequin signs three from Kantaria” in The Bookseller
2014-03-31: “UAE Weekly – Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2014” on City 7 (video)
2014-03-25: “Emirates Airline Festival: A Literary Oasis Amid the Dazzle of Dubai” in Literary Traveller
2014-03-24: “Love for travel literature starts with a book” in The National
2014-03-22: “Uni Life: You say ‘goodbye’ and I say ‘hello’” in The National
2014-03-14: “Prue Leith: ‘Women cannot be top chefs, mostly‘” in The Daily Telegraph
2014-03-14: “Michael Jansen: The crossroads of change” in Gulf Today
2014-03-13: “Dubai, deserts and debates” in The Bookseller
2014-03-13: “Female focus in Dubai” in The Bookseller
2014-03-12: “Nine-year-old publishes short story” in Gulf News
2014-03-11: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature: the best bits” in The Daily Telegraph
2014-03-11: “What are the best first lines in fiction?” in The Independent
2014-03-11: “TV chefs have made us a nation of couch potatoes, says Great British Menu judge Prue Leith” in The Daily Mail
2014-03-11: “Dubai: Jerusha Sequeira wins Oxford University press story competition“on daijiworld.com
2014-03-10: “Out And About Season 8: Episode 26” on Out and About (Dubai Media Inc) (video)
2014-03-10: “‘iPads haven’t killed the slow-burning novel. Jane Austen would be just fine today‘” in The Daily Telegraph
2014-03-10: “How technology distractions are making novels’ first lines even more important” in The Daily Telegraph
2014-03-10: “How technology distractions are making novels’ first lines even more important” in The Irish Independent
2014-03-10: “Two million books to be distributed in Sharjah” in Khaleej Times
2014-03-09: “Jeremy Paxman: why we would not fight the Great War now” in the Sunday Telegraph
2014-03-09: “I’ve seen poetry’s transforming power: Ousha” in Gulf Today
2014-03-09: “Dubai’s Competitive Advantage Will Not Last Forever – Experts” in Gulf Business
2014-03-09: “Proposed law will help empower all women in the UAE” in The National
2014-03-09: “Creating a hub of intellectual debate in the UAE” in The National
2014-03-09: “In pictures: A peek at some LitFest 2015 appearances” in The National
2014-03-09: “Emirates lit festival announces 2015 line-up” in The National
2014-03-09: “Be shining lights in world’s dark corners” in Gulf Today
2014-03-09: “Talent of young poets celebrated” in Gulf Today
2014-03-09: “Pupils spin great tales, win prizes” in Gulf Today
2014-03-08: “Emirates 24|7 Season 5” on Emirates 24|7 (Dubai Media Inc) (video)
2014-03-08: “Festival honours “Girl of the Arabs” who pioneered Emirati women poetry” in Gulf News
2014-03-08: “Being impartial in news production is a challenge” in Gulf News
2014-03-08: “Best quips and bits of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2014-03-08: “Five minutes with Lemn Sissay” in The National
2014-03-08: “Day in the Life: Dubai image consultant makes TV presenters presentable” in The National
2014-03-08: “Ali Al Saloom: Every expat’s best friend in the UAE” in Khaleej Times
2014-03-08: “1st Khalaf Al Habtoor lifetime award for Dr Rafia Ghubash” in Khaleej Times
2014-03-08: “No magic solutions in post-colonial world: Mishra” in Gulf News
2014-03-08: “Failure is excellent for you, panellist says” in Tabloid! (Gulf News)
2014-03-08: “Women’s museum founder bags LitFest honour” in Gulf Today
2014-03-07: “Sparks fly in debate on imperialism” in Gulf Today
2014-03-07: “UAEBBY, Goethe-Institut to unfurl plans for Emirati writers today” in Gulf Today
2014-03-07: “8 school teams out of 260 vie for glory at quiz-based contest” in Gulf Today
2014-03-06: “studio one season 4: 06\03\2014” on Studio One (Dubai Media Inc) (video)
2014-03-06: “Darcey Bussell: Dancing into writing” in Tabloid! (Gulf News)
2014-03-06: “Children’s book authors steal the show at Dubai Lit-fest” in Xpress (Gulf News)
2014-03-06: “160 authors and 300 sessions at Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in Xpress (Gulf News)
2014-03-06: “Preserve family values, Emiratis urged” in Khaleej Times
2014-03-06: “The best weekend of the year: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The Daily Telegraph
2014-03-05: “studio one season 4: 05\03\2014” on Studio One (Dubai Media Inc) (video)
2014-03-05: “I shape words into stories: Joanne Harris” in Khaleej Times
2014-03-05: “A novel approach: The author Nicholas Evans discusses his work in literature and film” in The National
2014-03-05: “Drawing in the crowds: the renowned illustrator and author Sarah McIntyre on picture books” in The National
2014-03-05: “Khalaf Al Habtoor: Discipline and resilience keys to success” in The National
2014-03-05: “The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is one for the books” in The National
2014-03-05: “Study finds Emirati teens prone to lose values” in Gulf News
2014-03-05 “In pictures: Emirates Festival of Literature opening night” in Gulf News
2014-03-05: “40 nations’ thinkers arrive for Emirates Literature Festival” in Gulf Today
2014-03-04: “studio one season 4: 04\03\2014” on Studio One (Dubai Media Inc) (video)
2014-03-04: “A death in Dubai” – A short story by Alexander McNabb in Time Out
2014-03-04: “Emirates Literature Festival a rich tradition” in Gulf News
2014-03-04: “The Norse star: British author Joanne Harris on her reimagining of Scandinavian mythology” in The National
2014-03-04: “You might not know his name, but you’ll definitely know Mourad Boutros’s work” in The National
2014-03-04: “Attention bookworms, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is here” in What’s On
2014-03-04: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Opens Tonight” on Dubai Eye 103.8
2014-03-04: “Sixth Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Begins Today” on Dubai 92
2014-03-04: “Emirates LitFest sixth edition starts today” in Khaleej Times
2014-03-04: “Emirates Festival of Literature 2014 kicks off in Dubai” in Gulf Today
2014-03-03: “Sixth Emirates Airline Festival of Literature starts on Tuesday night” in Gulf News
2014-03-03: “Losing language barriers at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2014-03-02: “Revealed: Authors appearing at this year’s Dubai litfest” in Arabian Business
2014-03-02: “Photos: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in Arabian Business
2014-03-01: “Ahmed Bukhatir is living his dream at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2014-03-01: “Amish Tripathi: Of myths and legends” in Khaleej Times – City Times
2014-03-01: “Prue Leith: Food is ignored at our peril” in Gulf News
2014-02-27: “tabloid!’s don’t miss Lit Fest events” in Gulf News tabloid!
2014-02-27: “Nicolas Forzy: Festivals celebrate writing” in Gulf News
2014-02-27: “Newsmaker: Jeremy Bowen” in The National
2014-02-27: “Emirates Airline Literary Festival expected to attract 30,000 to Dubai” in The National
2014-02-25: “Author Jody Ballard dishes out relationship advice ahead of Dubai Litfest talk” in 7 Days
2014-02-23: “Intrepid explorer encouraging women to aim high, change their lives for the better” in 7 Days
2014-02-22: “مهرجان طيران الإمارات للآداب يعزز تلاقي ثقافات العالم” in Al Khaleej
2014-02-21: “Lebanese writers, publishers gear up for sixth Emirates literature festival” in The Daily Star (Lebanon)
2014-02-21: “Celebrity chefs cook up a delectable spread in Dubai” in Gulf News
2014-02-16: “Banker turned author talks ‘Shiva Trilogy’ saga success ahead of Dubai literature festival” in 7 Days
2014-02-13: “Peter James: Reading is most important thing for writers” in Gulf News
2014-02-07: “Emirates LitFest: Not Just Big-name Authors Who Fill Big Rooms” on Arabic Literature (in English)
2014-02-06: “Q&A: Amish” in Gulf News
2014-02-06: “Calling all Writers: New Workshops at Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” on Style.com/Arabia
2014-01-30: “Q&A: Ahdaf Soueif” in Gulf News
2014-01-22: “Ahead of Their Dubai Trip, TV Legends Richard and Judy Chat to Ahlan!” in Ahlan!
2014-01-21: “Live poetry and music night in Dubai” in Time Out Dubai
2014-01-13: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature announce more participants names” in Gulf News
2014-01-13: “New names at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2014-01-07: Yvette Judge talks to Abu Dhabi Classic FM about the 2014 LitFest (mp3 audio)
2013-12-22: “The best authors in the world… and Richard and Judy come to Dubai” in What’s On
2013-12-18: “Aspiring novelists have chance to get their work published” in Gulf News
2013-12-09: “Author of Downton Abbey books in Dubai” in Gulf News
2013-11-05: “Open Door Programme has busy schedule for culture lovers in November” in Gulf News
2013-11-01: “Arabic Language Week a step in the right direction” in Gulf News
2013-10-30: “Emirati authors promote reading in Dubai schools” in Gulf News
2013-10-26: “Interview with Yvette Judge” on Emirates News (video, starts at 15:51)
2013-10-24: “Richard & Judy and Darcey Bussell at Dubai LitFest 2014” in Time Out Dubai
2013-10-23: “Emirates litfest to make glitzy comeback” in Gulf Today
2013-10-22: “Launch footage and interview with Yvette Judge” on City7 News (video, starts at 04:31)
2013-10-22: “The who’s who of who’s coming to Emirates LitFest 2014” on Studio One (video, starts at 09:44)
2013-10-22: “New Dubai events announced for Emirates Festival of Literature 2014” in Gulf News
2013-10-22: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature reveals line-up of authors for next year” in The National
2013-10-22: “Authors line up announced for 6th Emirates Literature Festival” in Gulf News
2013-10-09: “First Arabic Language Week Held by Emirates Festival of Literature” in Gulf News
2013-08-08: “Literature festival director shares her tips for top Eid reads” in 7 Days
2013-03-28: “Sun, sand, books and a camel or two” in Crimespree Magazine
2013-03-24: “‘Poetry Under The Stars’ at the Emirates Airline Literature Festival 2013” on The Star Online
2013-03-24: “No better festival” on The Star Online
2013-03-24: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” on Untitled Chapters
2013-03-21: “An accurate voice of post-modern Africa” in Gulf News Weekend Review
2013-03-15: “Rubbing shoulders with the Plath people” in The Financial Times
2013-03-14: “Shobhaa De interview in Dubai” on Dubai in a Frame (YouTube video)
2013-03-11: “City7 News: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” on City7 News (YouTube video)
2013-03-11: “Literature festival: from book to screenplay” in Gulf News
2013-03-11: “Star Trek noveliser not impressed with Hollywood science fiction” in Gulf News
2013-03-11: “Writing tips from five authors at Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2013-03-10: “Emirates Literature Festival” in Time Out Dubai
2013-03-09: “Literature festival closes new chapter with permanent board” in Gulf News
2013-03-09: “HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed attends Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” on AMEinfo
2013-03-09: “Arabic students’ participation in Emirates Airline Literature Festival rises by 11% from 2012” on AMEinfo
2013-03-09: “Literary scene is blossoming in UAE” in Khaleej Times
2013-03-09: “Best selling novelist charmed the audience at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in Gulf News
2013-03-09: “Indian actor Anupam Kher impresses fans at literature festival” in Gulf News
2013-03-09: “Last day of Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in Emaratiya Magazine
2013-03-08: “UAE’s first-time authors debut at literature festival” in The National
2013-03-08: “Politics and crime in India discussed at literature festival” in Gulf News
2013-03-08: “James Bond and Sherlock Holmes can’t escape skill upgrades” in Gulf News
2013-03-08: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature hears of ‘spooky’ encounter with Saddam Hussain” in Gulf News
2013-03-08: “West lost the Afghan war” in Khaleej Times
2013-03-08: “Arabic students’ participation in LitFest rises by 11%” in Gulf Today
2013-03-08: “Sheikha Budour is ‘Personaility of the Year‘” in Gulf Today
2013-03-08: “VP orders literary festival held annually” in Gulf Today
2013-03-07: “Indian writers at the forefront of Dubai literature festival” in Deccan Herald
2013-03-07: “Shaikha Budoor awarded Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Personality of the Year” in Gulf News
2013-03-07: “Indian writers, including Shashi Tharoor, at the forefront of Dubai literature festival” in The Indian Express
2013-03-07: “Literary stars shine bright at festival opening” in The National
2013-03-06: “EWU applauds constructing the Emirates Literature Institution” on Poetry News Agency
2013-03-06: “The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature opens in Dubai!” in Morning Cable
2013-03-06: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature officially begins in Dubai” on Dubai Eye 103.8
2013-03-06: “Kids take over Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai” in Gulf News
2013-03-06: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature off to a busy start in Dubai” in Gulf News
2013-03-06: “LitFest opens grand new chapter” in Gulf Today
2013-03-06: “Lost in translation at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2013-03-05: “A voyage into the world of books” in Khaleej Times
2013-03-05: “The food element of Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2013-03-05: “Dubai literature festival will have readers, budding writers and foodies excited…” in 7 Days
2013-03-05: “Wow’s the word as curtain goes up” in Gulf Today
2013-03-05: “Mohammed sets up Literature Foundation” in Emirates 24/7
2013-03-04: “Dubai Culture and Emirates Airline Festival of Literature tean up for ‘Dubai Doors’ project” in Forbes Middle East
2013-03-04: “Dubai to form literature foundation” in Gulf News
2013-03-04: “VP issues decree to establish ‘Emirates Literature Foundation‘” in Gulf Today
2013-03-04: “Mohammed orders setting up of Emirates Literature Foundation” in Khaleej Times
2013-03-04: “Artists’ take on poetry” in Khaleej Times
2013-03-04: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature: Reader friendly” in Khaleej Times
2013-03-04: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature celebrates five years with Heroes and Villains” in Gulf News
2013-03-04: “Dubai Culture and Emirates Airline Festival of Literature team up for ‘Dubai Doors’ project” in Art in the City
2013-03-03: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2013: what to expect” in The National
2013-03-01: “Celebrating words with Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in Gulf News Friday Magazine
2013-02-27: “Francophones in UAE to celebrate French festival next month” in Gulf News
2013-02-26: “Celebrating LitFest’s fifth birthday” in Gulf News
2013-02-26: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” on ahlanlive.com
2013-02-24: “LitFest heroics” in Gulf News
2013-02-23 “A UAE bestseller? Don’t bank on it” in The National
2013-02-21 “وجه في المهرجان” in Al Bayan
2013-01-27: “Crime writers making the cut for the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature” in The National
2013-01-21: “Festival of Literature offers feast for book lovers” in The National
2013-01-07: “Inside the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2013” in Arabian Gazette
2012-12-17: “Celebrating literature” in Khaleej Times
2012-11-29: “Evening of nostalgia, celebrating old Dubai” in Khaleej Times
2012-11-20: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature reveals author line-up” in Gulf News
2012-11-20: “Emirates Airline Festival of Literature line-up is ‘still growing‘” in The National
2012-11-20: “Top authors trek to Dubai for literature festival” in 7 Days
2012-10-20: “Student writes: Lit fest contests launch for 2013 edition” in City Times (Khaleej Times)
2012-10-17: “Drive to increase Arabic literacy among students” in Gulf News
2012-10-03: “Antonio Carluccio visits Dar Al Adaab” on City 7 News (YouTube video)
Emirates LitFest Authors, Past and Present
2015-03-18: “Jesse joins literature celebrations in Dubai” on jesseblackadder.com
2015-03-15: “Author Ian Rankin ‘ribs’ JK Rowling for taking away his readers with her own crime fiction” in The Telegraph
2015-03-14: “‘How Inspector Rebus saved my sanity’: Ian Rankin on how Edinburgh’s canniest cop reignited his love for writing” in The Daily Mail
2014-12-22: “Dubai Abulhoul: Addressing the gap in Emirati folklore and literature” in Gulf Today
2014-09-29: “Literature has ability to humanize – ‘The Hidden Light of Objects’ decidedly fiction” in Arab Times
2014-06-23: “Sjón Sigurdsson Collaborates with Björk For a MoMA Exhibit” on mediabistro.com
2014-05-11: “Eoin Colfer is new Laureate na nÓg” on childrenslaureate.ie
2014-03-11: “Indian writer Pankaj Mishra wins $150,000 Yale literary prize” in Business Standard
2014-01-02: “I don’t do maths” in Gulf News
2013-03-27: “Why SF Author Noura Noman is Waiting to Publish English Translation of ‘Ajwan’” on Arabic Literature (in English)
2013-03-13: “John Agard: ‘I feel an empathy with the bad characters‘” in the Daily Telegraph
2013-03-12: “Jeffrey Archer on the world’s best private art galleries” in the Daily Telegraph
2013-03-01: “William Dalrymple: If I had five more lives, I’d live them all in India” in Gulf News Friday Magazine
2013-02-28: “Deborah Moggach: A glimpse of the words in action” in Gulf News Weekend Review
2013-02-26 “Kathy Shalhoub Interview” in Time Out Dubai
2013-02-26 “Chinese food with Ken Hom” in Time Out Dubai
2013-02-21: “Jeffrey Archer opens up part three of ‘The Clifton Chronicles’” in Gulf News Weekend Review
2012-12-17: “Pomegranates and Roses recognised by Gourmand World Cookbook Awards” in The National
2012-12-11: “Children’s books shouldn’t sit still and behave” in the Daily Telegraph
2012-11-22: BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week – Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper
2012-11-17: “Star Wars-inspired Emirati pens novel” in The National
2012-08-30: “A Special Guest Post from Darren Shan” on the Gollancz Blog
2012-03-21: “All religions deserve respect” by Qais Ghanem on Nawal El Saadawi in Gulf News
2012-03-15: “Kate Adie reflects on women’s progress” in The National
Stories That Interested Us
2014-03-24: “Literary festivals haven’t always been as inclusive as they should be – but we can change that” in New Statesman
2012-10-17: “Guardian Books podcast: Hilary Mantel wins second Booker prize” in The Guardian (mp3 audio)
2012-10-11: “Poetry the new tool of soft diplomacy” in The Times of India
2012-09-26: “OpenDyslexic font gains ground with help of Instapaper” on the BBC
2012-09-26: “Why should you read good fiction?” on Quora (discussion thread)
2012-08-29: “Why are books a rare sight on the Dubai Metro?” in Alpha Magazine (Gulf News)
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