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Alison Bonomi: Quick Pitches
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-13:30Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 11, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 14
AED 150
Are you ready to pitch your novel? You have five minutes to present your one-pag... Read More Adult event
Annie Arsane Mattar: Crazy About #BookTok
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 09:30-10:20Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 32
AED 60
In a corner of Tiktok, one of the most popular social media platforms of our age... Read More Award Ceremonies
Announcing The Winners Of First Chapter – The ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 19:15-20:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: MultilanguageSession No: 7
Free Entry
Grab a seat to discover the winners of year two of the region’s only global-stan... Read More Adult event
Book Sales in the Age of Social Media: Huda Hamed & Sami Al Batati
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 10:30-11:20Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 36
AED 60
Today’s writers and publishers have mastered the hashtag game and understand the... Read More Children's event
Christopher Edge: Top Tips for Young Writers
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:15-11:00Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 9+Session No: 11
Age: 9+Session No: 11
AED 40
Christopher Edge has written some essential guides for young writers, and in thi... Read More Free Event
Creative Writing Therapy: Workshop with Qasim Saudi
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:30-18:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 195
Free Entry
Have you heard of creative writing therapy before? There is calmness in gatherin... Read More Adult event
Dr Rafia Ghubash: Between Ink & Impact - Writing Your Biography
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 19:00-20:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 268
AED 60
Writing a biography is a monumental task in which the author writes and wanders... Read More Award Ceremonies
Emirates LitFest Writing Prize & The Path to Publication: Louise Lamont & Luigi Bonomi
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:00-19:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 9
Free Entry
Our newly revamped and revitalised LitFest Writing Prize has attracted huge inte... Read More Workshops Adult
Exploring the Art of Compelling Storytelling: :Creative Writing Workshop with Jo Browning Wroe
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 10:00-12:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 231
AED 250
Jo Browning Wroe is an outstanding tutor of creative writing. In this not- to-be... Read More Free Event
Feeding the Soul: Isobel Abulhoul, Colonel Jamila Al Zaabi & Zahra Abdalla
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 09:00-10:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 69
Free Entry
We are cooking up something very special for you!
Join us to celebrate the laun... Read More Workshops Adult
How to Get an Agent: Masterclass with Felicity Blunt
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 12:00-13:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 106
AED 150
A good literary agent can launch your literary career like nothing else. But the... Read More Adult event
How to Market Your Book: Ahmed Al Ali, Amal Farah & Qasim Saudi
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 16:00-16:50Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 71
AED 60
We can’t hold a Publishing Day without trying to uncover how books make it to th... Read More Workshops Adult
How to Write & Publish Your Own Children’s Book : Masterclass with Louise Lamont
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 15:00-16:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 226
AED 150
Writing for children is anything but easy and each category in children’s books ... Read More Workshops Adult
How to Write Your First Book: Workshop with Haji Jabir
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 17:00-18:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 129
AED 200
Have you started work on your debut novel? Do you have a golden idea that you wa... Read More Adult event
Jacks Thomas: Survival of the Fittest - Opportunities & Challenges for Publishing
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 08:00-09:15Venue: MBRL Foyer, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Simultaneous Translation: English to ArabicSession No: 76
Simultaneous Translation: English to ArabicSession No: 76
AED 60
Kicking off our Publishing Day is an inspiring keynote talk with Jacks Thomas. J... Read More Special Events
Jeffrey Archer : Do You Want to Write a Bestseller?
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 61
AED 60 - AED 75
When it comes to writing a bestselling novel, there is no better person to ask t... Read More Workshops Adult
Luigi Bonomi: Quick Pitches
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 11:30-13:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 2
AED 150
Are you ready to pitch your novel? You have five minutes to present your one-pag... Read More Adult event
Married to the Job: Angelo R. Lacuesta, Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta & Katie & Kevin Tsang
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 14:30-15:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 3, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 85
AED 60 - AED 75
Ever wondered what’s it like being married to another writer? Join husband-and-w... Read More Adult event
Mirrors & Doors in Publishing: Jessica Smith, Sadia Anwar & Shahd Alshammari
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 15:00-15:50Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 34
AED 60
Inclusion in publishing is a topic that has been much discussed yet rarely acted... Read More Workshops Adult
Modern Publishing & Literary Startups: Workshop with Marcia Lynx Qualey
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 15:00-16:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 218
AED 200
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