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...

Simple Things: 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 workshop with ...

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 ...

James Owens: The World is Just a Book Away
Friday 1 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what The Dalai Lama and Liam Neeson have in common, you ...

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...

Poetry Workshop: Workshop with Joshua Seigal
Friday 1 March, 12.30pm-1.30pm, 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 ...

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 ...

Save Your Paper Bags!: A Workshop for Children with Mona Yakzan
Friday 1 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Waha, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

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

Jane Hawking: From Fact to Film to Fiction
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 75

Dr Jane Hawking shares the story of her extraordinary marriage to genius physicist Stephen ...

Megan Hess: Claris – The Chicest Mouse in Paris
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

Do you have dreams you would like to follow? Claris does! She is a mouse who finds the perfect ...

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 ...

Sophie's Project: Interactive Reading Workshop with Asma Kalban
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm, 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 ...

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

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

The Memory Factory: Writing Workshop with Ahlam Bsharat
Friday 1 March, 5.30pm-7pm, Al Waha, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 150

Break your silence and write down your memories!

Award-winning author Ahlam Bsharat teaches this...

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 ...

Taran Matharu: The Summoner Series
Friday 1 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental, DFC
Price: AED 50

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

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 ...

Poeticians with a PUNCH 4
Friday 1 March, 7pm-8.30pm, Zaytoun, Crowne Plaza Hotel, DFC
Price: AED 75

A Festival favourite returns as the UAE-based poetry groups Poeticians and PUNCH Poetry reunite for an evening of readings from some of Dubai’s finest local talent.

Aladdin: Paulo Lemos Horta, Yasmine Seale
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, 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 Words, 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.