2013 Programme
The Emirates LitFest 2013 official video
The Main Programme lies at the heart of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature – a rich and diverse array of panel discussions, in-depth interviews, poetry readings, debates, workshops & masterclasses featuring authors from all over the world. It’s a chance to meet your favourite authors – or to discover someone new.
If you would like to see the sort of events we hold, please feel free to browse the 2013 programme, which can be downloaded from the links below (right click and Save As…)
PDF Programme Schedule | PDF Full Programme
To find out more about individual authors and speakers who attended in 2013 you can also scroll through our author listing for short biographies and visit our revamped blog to see what they have to say about writing, festivals and whatever else crosses their minds.
We also created a series of articles focusing on particular strands and themes that featured in the 2013 Festival, which can be found below.
Please note that all information on this page relates to the 2013 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. The next Festival will be held 4-8 March 2014; we will begin announcing participating authors toward the end of 2013 and will reveal the programme and full author lineup early in 2014.
2013 Food Strand & Literary Lunches
Ladies’ Morning – Thursday 7 March 2013
As ever with large events like this, there will be changes and late additions, so check back often. You can also subscribe to our email newsletter, subscribe to our blog or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. If you like what you see you can even become a Festival Friend and get discounts on tickets along with other benefits.

