Children's event

Mostafa Salameh: The Adventure of Everest - Realising the Dream
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 14+Session No: 38
Age: 14+Session No: 38
AED 40
What if your ambition was to reach the summit of Mount Everest? What if it’s som... Read More Children's event

Don’t Ask the Dragon: Lemn Sissay & Greg Stobbs
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-10:45Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 53
Age: 3+Session No: 53
AED 40
Author Lemn Sissay and illustrator Greg Stobbs want to take you on an adventure.... 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 Adult event

A Life Well-Lived: Kerry Daynes, Dr Rangan Chatterjee & Prof Rose Anne Kenny
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-11:00Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 80
AED 60 - AED 75
How can we lead longer, healthier and happier lives? We have brought together th... Read More Workshops Adult

Flash Your Fiction: Workshop with Angelo R. Lacuesta
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-11:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 84
AED 200
Ever wanted to finish a story in one sitting? Join novelist and short story writ... Read More Adult event

Anil Seth: Being You: Is It All Just an Illusion? Investigating the New Science of Consciousness
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 86
AED 60
‘I think, therefore I am; I am because I think – why do I think?’ Jean-Paul Sart... Read More Children's event

Fatima Sharafeddine: The Lion of the Sea - An Emirati Hero
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 9+Session No: 93
Age: 9+Session No: 93
AED 40
Did you know that 15th century Emirati sea captain Ahmed bin Majid, famously kno... 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 Children's event

Voices of Future Generations for the Middle East Region Book Launch
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:30-11:30Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: MultilanguageSession No: 5
Free Entry
A year in the making, the winning stories of the third round of Voices of Future... Read More Film Screenings

The Neighbourhood Storyteller - Real Life Events: Bisan Salameh, Fairouz Taqi Adeen & Dr Rana Dajani
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-13:00Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 42
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 42
AED 25
Join us for a screening of The Neighborhood Storyteller, a documentary based on ... Read More Adult event

Spirituality on the Daily: Alexander Thomas, Ismat Mahmassani & HE Omar Saif Ghobash
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 79
AED 60
How can we invite spirituality in our everyday lives? Whether bowing toward Mecc... Read More Adult event

Through the Magnifying Glass - History in Detail(s): Ambeth Ocampo, James Fox & Lucy Worsley
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 83
AED 60 - AED 75
More often than not, history is often examined through a macro and longue durée ... Read More Adult event

Portraits from the UAE: Ahmed Bin Shabib, Amna Al Qubaisi, Khawla Bin Khediya & Tony Jashanmal
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 160
AED 60
Published in the year of the 50th anniversary of the confederation of the United... Read More Adult event

Delhi - A Soliloquy: M. Mukundan & Nandakumar K.
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 179
AED 60
Malayalam translated literature comes to the LitFest!
Award-winning author M. M... Read More Adult event

Poetry for the Palate: Dr Afra Atiq & Danabelle Gutierrez
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 199
AED 60
Join Dr Afra Atiq and Danabelle Gutierrez for a deliciously lyrical session that... Read More Workshops Adult

Writing Life: A Creative Non-fiction Masterclass with Lexi Stadlen
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 238
AED 150
There is a story in all of us, but how do we create an effective angle and map t... Read More Children's event

Olaf Falafel: Blobfish
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 12:00-13:00Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 6 +Session No: 52
Age: 6 +Session No: 52
AED 40
This event is guaranteed to make everyone laugh, but also to make us think about... 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

Girl Bosses & Go-Getters – The Reality of Ambition & Work Culture for the Modern Woman: Ann Hiatt & Rissa Mananquil Trillo
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 12:00-13:00Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 109
AED 60
The story of women and work is one full of triumphs, setbacks and endless confli... Read More Adult event

Man Vs. Man: Mohammed Alnaas & Waciny Laredj
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 13:00-14:00Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 48
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 48
AED 60
What do men look like in contemporary Arabic literature?
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