A Yoga Brunch with Mira Manek
Friday 1 March, 8am-10.30am, AlMajlis, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 125

Get your Festival weekend off to a healthy start with this yoga brunch with Mira Manek, author of ...

Women in History: Sue Nelson, Kate Pankhurst & Nicola Tallis
Friday 1 March, 10am-11am, Al Ras 1, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

A conversation about the legendary women who shaped the world, from fearsome monarchs, to ...

Ashis Ray: Laid to Rest – The Controversy Over Subhas Chandra Bose’s Death
Friday 1 March, 10am-11am, Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

The controversy over the death of Subhas Chandra Bose, one of the heroes of the Indian freedom ...

Ross Montgomery: Max and the Millions
Friday 1 March, 10am-11am, Al Ras 3, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

How would you feel if you discovered an entire microscopic world? This is exactly what happens to ...

Why We Need Victims in Stories: Writing Workshop with Matt Dickinson
Friday 1 March, 10am-11.30am, Al Rimal, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 150

Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, Luke Skywalker… All great stories need a victim we can root for. In...

Me and The Thing: Finding Happiness, Story Reading and Workshop with Rania Zbib Daher
Friday 1 March, 10am-11am, Al Waha, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

Learn to find happiness in simple things and learn about imaginative play in this Workshops with ...

Poetry Workshop: Workshop with Joshua Seigal
Friday 1 March, 11.30am-12.30pm, Al Waha, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 100

Do you enjoy writing poetry? Or would you like to start? Poet and performer Joshua Seigal will be ...

Psychological Thrillers and Our Love of Dark Puzzles: Jessica Jarlvi, Karen Osman & Divyata Rajaram
Friday 1 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

Why do we find psychological thrillers so compelling? Our panel explores the challenges and ...

Darcey Bussell: Evolved
Friday 1 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

Heralded as one of Britain’s greatest ever ballerinas, retired Principal dancer of The Royal Ballet and beloved judge of Strictly Come Dancing  ...

Tony De Saulles: Why Does the World Need Bees? Meet Bee Boy and find out!
Friday 1 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

The terrifyingly talented illustrator of the Horrible Science series welcomes you to an illustrated...

Seven Basic Plots: Writing Workshop with Greg Mosse
Friday 1 March, 1pm-3pm, Al Rimal, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 200

Having trouble plotting your book? While there may be an infinite number of stories to tell, they ...

How to Market Your Book on Social Media: Masterclass with Alexandra Maia
Friday 1 March, 1pm-2.30pm, Al Waha, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 200

This is a marketing masterclass for those writing beyond the 140-character limit.

You will ...

Kim A. Page: The Right Kind of Loud
Friday 1 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

“Through our sound, we become who we are.” – Kim A. Page

In today’s information-saturated world,…

Children’s Television Yesterday and Today: Ahlam Bsharat, Rania Zbib Daher & Amna Al Mansouri
Friday 1 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

Sesame Street, Sally, Captain Majed, the Smurfs, Adana & Lina, Heidi and many more.

Who did ...

Robin Stevens: Murder Most Unladylike
Friday 1 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

Move over Sherlock Homes and Doctor Watson!

Can you solve mysteries and pit your wits against ...

Aditi Belame Kumar: Ḥumr An-Naʿam, Treasure of the Desert
Friday 1 March, 2pm-3pm, Screen 18, Novo Cinemas, DFC
Price: AED 75

Curious about camel racing? For the second time at EAFL Aditi Belame Kumar will talk about the growth of UAE’s camel ...

Save Your Paper Bags!: A Workshop for Children with Mona Yakzan
Friday 1 March, 3pm-4pm, Al Waha, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

Using easily available materials including paper bags and cardboard, Mona Yakzan will teach you how...

How You Can Change the World: James Owens and Lucy Siegle
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

Do you ever look at the humanitarian and environmental crises happening all over the world and feel...

The Race to Space: The Story of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC

Learn all about the UAE’s Mission to Mars – and meet the first Emirati astronauts! ...

Matt Dickinson: The Everest Files and other Mountaineering Musings
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

Do you have what it takes to be an adventurer? Come along and discover filmmaker Matt Dickinson’s ...

Twelve Techniques to Write an Unexpected End: Writing Workshop with Abdulwahab Alsayed Al-Rifaee
Friday 1 March, 4pm-6pm, Al Rimal, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 300

Join writer and publisher Abdulwahab AlSayed Al-Rifaee in an interactive and informative writing ...

Is Social Media Killing Novels?: Mohamed Al Marzooqi, Abdullah Al Neaimi & Jaafar Salman
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm, Screen 17, Novo Cinemas, DFC
Price: AED 75

Social media plays an important role in helping to increase readership and inspire discussion of ...

Tudor Turks & Shadows of the Past: Daniela Tully & Rehan Khan
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm, Screen 18, Novo Cinemas, DFC
Price: AED 75

Two writers, two different mysteries, both rooted in gripping past events.

Rehan Khan is the ...

Sophie's Project: Interactive Reading Workshop with Asma Kalban
Friday 1 March, 4.30pm-5.30pm, Al Waha, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

She is quiet, not very talkative and living in her own world. She spends most of her time making ...

Gamze Hakli Geray: Reading for Therapy
Friday 1 March, 5pm-6pm, AlMajlis, InterContinental, DFC

How does reading for therapy work? In this informal setting, psychotherapist, counsellor and author Gamze Hakli Geray …

New Politics, Old Identities: Shereen Abouelnaga, Shahad Al Rawi & Jabbour Douaihy
Friday 1 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

How does political discourse shape our identities?

Our panel investigates the critical role ...

Who Writes History?: Peter Frankopan & Martin Puchner
Friday 1 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

“History is a set of lies agreed upon.” ? Napoleon Bonaparte

Whether you agree with Napoleon or ...

Edward Winterhalder: A Biker's Story
Friday 1 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

From bikes to books to television, former Bandidos MC member turned author and TV producer Edward Winterhalder…

The Memory Factory: Writing Workshop with Ahlam Bsharat
Friday 1 March, 6pm-7.30pm, Al Waha, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 150

Break your silence and write down your memories!

Award-winning author Ahlam Bsharat teaches this...

Taran Matharu: The Summoner Series
Friday 1 March, 6pm-7pm, Screen 17, Novo Cinemas, DFC
Price: AED 50

What would you do if you were accused of a crime you did not commit? For the hero of Taran ...

Selina Tusitala Marsh: Tightrope
Friday 1 March, 6pm-7pm, Screen 18, Novo Cinemas, DFC
Price: AED 75

Built around the abyss, the tightrope, and the trick that we all have to perform to walk across it,...

What? Why? How?: Writing Workshop with Nabiha Mheidly
Friday 1 March, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Al Rimal, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 300

What should I write?

Why am I writing?

How do I write it?

If you're truly serious about ...

Paulo Lemos Horta: Aladdin
Friday 1 March, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

Everyone knows the story of Aladdin…, or do they? Since it was first added to The Arabian Nights in...

Cassandra Clare and Holly Black: Bringing The King and Queen Tour to Dubai!
Friday 1 March, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

Two major American authors bring their royal tour to Dubai!

Cassandra Clare and Holly Black have...

Bothayna Al-Essa: Every Thing
Friday 1 March, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Screen 17, Novo Cinemas, DFC
Price: AED 75

After four years of absence, Jassim returns to attend his father's funeral. He finds himself forced...

United by Food Dinner
Friday 1 March, 8.30pm-10pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 250

Words are not the only thing that unite us.