Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Blog

Emirates LitFest 2012 Tickets Now On Sale

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:35:33 -0600

‘To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.’ - AC Grayling

Mark your diaries! Tickets on sale 24 January (17 January for Festival Friends)

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:16:26 -0600

2012 is here at last, which means that Emirates LitFest tickets will be on sale soon. The official date is 24 January, but Festival Friends can buy online from 17 January, when the draft programme will be unveiled online with details of more than 150 events across the Main Programme, Workshop Programme and the Fringe Festival.

An Evening with Mini Nair in conversation with His Excellency Sanjay Verma, The Consul General of India

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:46:38 -0600

Wednesday 25 January at 6.30pm at Dar Al Adaab (House of Literature), Bastakiya, Dubai

Please be our guest at an Open Door event on Wednesday 25th January at Dar Al Adaab (House of Literature), Bastakiya, Dubai.

Second Volunteers' Meeting at Dar Al Adaab

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:56:40 -0600

Would you like to find out more about volunteering at the 2012 Festival? Or have you already volunteered and now want to learn more about what it's like to work at the Festival?

This early evening meeting is an opportunity for new & prospective volunteers to meet the LitFest team and find out more about the positions that need filling.

Dar Al Adaab Creative Writing Workshop for Children (Ages 8-12)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:22:15 -0600

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is pleased to be hosting four creative writing workshops during January 2012 for children aged 8-12 at Dar Al Adaab, Bastakiya, as part of our new, year round Open Door series of events and workshops.

Seasons Greetings from Emirates LitFest

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:25:51 -0600

First round of children's events announced

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:48:06 -0600

It's a little while yet until the full Emirates LitFest 2012 programme is announced, but to whet your appetites before the big announcement in January, we have put together a quick preview of some of the events we have lined up for younger readers in March 2012.

See Kevin Spacey in Shakespeare's Richard III directed by Sam Mendes

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:34:24 -0600

We are delighted to announce a partnership with the International Herald Tribune for the 2012 LitFest, and are celebrating with this special offer.

Subscribe today to the International Herald Tribune (IHT) and get two tickets worth up to 600 AED to see Kevin Spacey in Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Sam Mendes as the third installment of The Bridge Project, pr

Launch of 'The Leopard Boy' by Julia Johnson

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:05:54 -0600

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is delighted to be hosting the launch of well-loved children's author Julia Johnson's latest book, The Leopard Boy, on Saturday 17 December at 11am at read more

2012 Author Lineup and Open Door Events

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:45:30 -0600

More than 100 international authors and speakers will attend next year’s Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, which will be held 6-10 March 2012.