Adult event

Brit Bennett: The Vanishing Half
Date/Time: Saturday 5 February 2022 18:00-19:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 3, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 23
AED 65
‘The Vignes twins vanished on August 14, 1954, right after the Founder’s Day dan... Read More Adult event

Historical Fiction – Between Fact & Fiction: Ashraf Al Ashmawi, Lulwah Al Mansouri & Sultan AlMousa
Date/Time: Saturday 5 February 2022 18:00-19:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 1, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: ArabicSession No. 42
AED 65
The effect of merging history and the art of writing has been known for producin... Read More Adult event

Raphael Cormack: Cairo's Roaring 20s
Date/Time: Saturday 5 February 2022 18:00-19:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 2, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 43
AED 65
The glamour, intrigue and cosmopolitan counter-culture in 1920s Cairo are centre... Read More Adult event

Inclusivity in Children's Literature: Sabah Deebi & Sahar Naja Mahfouz
Date/Time: Saturday 5 February 2022 18:00-19:00Venue: Chia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: ArabicSession No. 121
AED 65
This session is only available in Arabic. Please change your language settings a... Read More Adult event

Strongly Worded Letters: Annabel Kantaria, Ben Miller, Marina Wheeler & Mira Sethi
Date/Time: Saturday 5 February 2022 20:00-21:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 2, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 44
AED 65
The strongly worded letter – while generally associated with complaints, we’ve g... Read More Children's event

Rob Biddulph: Dog Gone
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 2, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 4+Session No. 5
Age: 4+Session No. 5
AED 40
Author, illustrator and draw along superstar Rob Biddulph kept us entertained wh... Read More Adult event

David Grossman: A Horse Walks into a Bar & Other Stories
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 1, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 7
AED 65
David Grossman, one of Israel’s leading writers, will make his first appearance ... Read More Adult event

Uprooted – Building a Writing Community Away from Home: Deepak Unnikrishnan, Farah Ali & Noor Naga
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 3, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 77
AED 65
What does literary representation look like for migrants in the region and what ... Read More Workshop Adult

The Quick Pitch 1 with Alison Bonomi
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 10:00-12:00Venue: Carnation, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 804
AED 150
Are you ready to pitch your novel? You have five minutes to present your one-pag... Read More Workshop Adult

Be the Next Wikipedian: How to Contribute on Wikipedia?
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 10:00-11:00Venue: Chia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: AR/ENSession No. 843
Free Entry
The Wikimedians of UAE User group is paving your way to be the next Wikipedia ed... Read More Special Event

David Walliams: Mega Monster
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 11:00-12:00Venue: Al Habtoor Ballroom, Habtoor Palace, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 7+Session No. 8
Age: 7+Session No. 8
AED 75
David Walliams will be sharing the delights of the timeless adventures of Larker... Read More Workshop Adult

Beyond Recipes: Re-approaching the Cookbook Genre for Historical Research with Salma Serry
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 11:00-13:00Venue: Project Space, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No. 848
AED 250
What can a list of ingredients, the techniques of cooking, imagery and design, t... Read More Children's event

Aisha's Pearl: Julia Johnson & Maitha Al Khayat
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 12:00-13:00Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 2, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 5+Session No. 150
Age: 5+Session No. 150
AED 40
When Aisha tries to show her discovery to her family, they are all too busy to l... Read More Adult event

Future of Diplomacy After Covid-19 – Multilateralism and the Global Pandemic: Hana AlHashimi & Mona Ali Khalil
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 12:00-13:00Venue: Chia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 160
AED 65
We have learned a lot from the successes and failures of the world’s Covid-19 pa... Read More Adult event

Raed Barqawi: Dare to Dream: How Mohammed bin Rashid Made His Dream of Dubai Come True
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 12:00-12:45Venue: Al Joud Ballroom 1, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: ArabicSession No. 168
Free Entry
Join us for the book launch of Dare to Dream: How Mohammed bin Rashid Made His D... Read More Workshop Children

Stuck in a Lift: Writing Workshop with Ali Sparkes
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 12:00-13:00Venue: Dahlia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 10 - 12Session No. 805
Age: 10 - 12Session No. 805
AED 100
You’re in a lift with a group of people… it stops between floors… What happens n... Read More Workshop Children

Create Your Own Butterfly Sun Catcher: Jojo's Art House
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 12:00-13:00Venue: Arfaj, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 5-7Session No. 846
Age: 5-7Session No. 846
AED 100
Butterflies are the perfect match for our Festival theme of Here Comes the Sun, ... Read More Workshop Adult

How to Approach a Literary Agent: Masterclass with Sheila Crowley
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 13:00-14:00Venue: Carnation, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: EnglishSession No. 825
AED 150
Sheila Crowley is a literary agent with renowned agency Curtis Brown, representi... Read More Workshop Adult

Animism & Story Making in Manga: Workshop with Fumio Obata
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 13:30-15:00Venue: Arfaj, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: English
Age: 16+Session No. 806
Age: 16+Session No. 806
AED 200
Manga artist Fumio Obata focusses on the healing aspects of creativity and being... Read More Workshop Children

Let's Create Our Own World!: Illustration Workshop with Gulnar Hajou
Date/Time: Sunday 6 February 2022 13:30-14:30Venue: Dahlia, Hilton, Al Habtoor City
Language: Arabic
Age: 7-12Session No. 833
Age: 7-12Session No. 833
AED 60
Do you like to draw? Have you ever wished to be a well-known artist? What if we ... Read More