Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.

Moroccan novelist and researcher Abdelillah Benarafa has published books in Arabic, French and Read More

HH Sheikh Dr Abdulaziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi is the Environmental Advisor to Ajman Government Read More

Dr Adam Rutherford is a geneticist, writer and broadcaster. He presents BBC Radio 4’s flagship Read More

Afra Atiq is an award-winning Emirati poet. Afra has been featured across the globe and has Read More

Dr Alamira Reem Bani Hashim is an Emirati architect, urban planning, design and development Read More

Ali Al Saloom is the first Emirati to work in the tourism and culture industry simultaneously. Read More

Allison K Williams has edited and coached authors to deals with Big Five publishers Read More

Alwyn Hamilton was born in Toronto and spent her early years bouncing between Europe and Canada Read More

Amal Farah is an author, poet, literary consultant, journalist and editor. She is the founder Read More

Annabel Kantaria is a British journalist and author. Winning the 2013 Montegrappa Writing Read More

April Hardy writes romantic comedies set around the New Forest. She won the inaugural Literary Read More

Described as “one of the finest poets writing in India today” (The Hindu), Arundhathi Read More

Bev James is a highly sought-after literary and talent agent and a bestselling author in her Read More

Lifelong friends from Sheffield, Henry and Ian are the guys behind BOSH! – the biggest Read More

Brandy Scott is the co-host of The Business Breakfast on Dubai Eye 103.8. Brandy’s career has Read More

Carlos Andrés Gómez is a Colombian-American poet from New York City, Read More

Award-winning jazz musician and songwriter Chris Read has written and performed original music Read More

Christina Dalcher is the Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX. She earned her doctorate in Read More

Bestselling author Christopher Lloyd began his career as a Sunday Times journalist. Then he had Read More

Coach Kardan is a presentation coach, international speaker, bestselling author and CEO of Read More

Daniela Tully has worked in the field of storytelling for decades, mainly in film and Read More

David G Heard CBE studied geology and physics and arrived in Abu Dhabi in 1963 where he worked Read More

Author, workplace culture advisor, executive coach and speaker Dawn Metcalfe helps Read More

Edna Adan Ismail was Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006, and had previously Read More

Award-winning poet and writer Eleanor Hooker has published two poetry collections, A Tug of Read More

Esi Edugyan is the author of the novels The Second Life of Samuel Tyne, Half-Blood Blues and Read More

Farah Chamma is a Dubai-born Palestinian writer and performer. Her work is mainly focused on Read More

Fatima Bhutto was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1982. She grew up in Syria and Pakistan. She is Read More

Fatima Sharafeddine is a writer and translator for children and young adults. She has won a Read More

Fiona Ross is an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company who has also worked as an Read More

Frank Dullaghan is an Irish writer living and working in Dubai. Dullaghan’s poetry has been Read More

Gavin Thurston is an award-winning cameraman specialising in wildlife. He has worked on 18 of Read More

Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk and meditation teacher from the UK. He teaches meditation in Read More

Grace E Salem is a feng shui expert who has advised hundreds of clients – individuals and Read More

Dr Graeme Simsion is a former business and IT consultant who decided, at the age of fifty, to Read More

Greg Mosse is a “writer and encourager of writers” who has published six plays, three novels Read More

Hamed Al-Yahyai is an Omani journalist and, since 2010, a poet of “Al Shila”. He has Read More

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker published his debut anthology The Sunshine Kid in 2014. Read More

Hassan Al matrooshi is an award-winning poet, translator and journalist from the Sultanate of Read More

Hazzaa AlMansoori became the first Emirati to travel to space in September 2019. On board the Read More

HE Jamal bin Huwaireb serves as Cultural Advisor to the Government of Dubai. Since 2013, he has Read More

Lifelong friends from Sheffield, Henry and Ian are the guys behind BOSH! – the biggest Read More

Hoda Barakat is a Lebanese novelist who won the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Read More

Hussain Al Mutawaa is a Kuwaiti writer and photographer who earned his Bachelor’s degree in Read More

Lifelong friends from Sheffield, Henry and Ian are the guys behind BOSH! – the biggest Read More

Inaam Kachachi was born in Baghdad and studied journalism at Baghdad University. She Read More

Jan Dost is a Syrian novelist, poet and translator living in Germany. He writes poetry, short Read More

Jeannie Baker is the author-artist of a number of distinguished picture books. Among them are Read More

Described by Harper’s Bazaar as “the most relevant voice of the social media era”, Jeetendr Read More

Jeremy Hunter is a photo-journalist, writer, broadcaster and lecturer. He began his career in Read More

Jessica Jarlvi’s debut novel, the psychological thriller When I Wake Up, featured on bestseller Read More

Jokha Alharthi is the winner of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for her novel Celestial Read More

Jonathan Phillips is Professor of Crusading History at Royal Holloway, University of London. He Read More

Jonathan Yabut is the hit reality TV show Apprentice Asia Season 1 winner. Famous for his Read More

Joshua Raven is the author of the 5fingers quintet of novels for adult and YA readers, which Read More

A thirst for adventure brought Julia Johnson to Dubai more than 40 years ago, and much of her Read More

Justin Marozzi has spent most of his professional life living and working in the Muslim world, Read More

Karen Osman is a bestselling author. Her debut novel, The Good Mother, won the Emirates Airline Read More

Kate Hindley is an author-illustrator living and working in the South West of England. She has Read More

Kate Humble is a farmer, writer, activist, entrepreneur and one of the UK’s best-known TV Read More

Kevin Crossley-Holland is a prize-winning poet whose most recent collections include The Read More

Khalid Al Hosani, an Emirati writer and certified trainer in creativity, innovation and change Read More

Khalid Al Naserallah is a Kuwaiti author and co-founder of Dar Nova for Publishing & Read More

Khalifa Almherzi is an Emirati writer and expert in family relations and management skills, a Read More

Laila Abdullah is anOmani writer and poet living in the UAE. She wrote a blog titled Breathe Read More

Lesley Hazleton reported on the Middle East from Jerusalem for more than a dozen years, Read More

International bestselling crime and thriller author Linwood Barclay has more than twenty Read More

Lucy Strange is the author of The Secret of Nightingale Wood, a Montegrappa Prize-winning debut Read More

Luigi Bonomi is a literary agent who has launched the careers of many bestselling authors. He Read More

Luke Jennings is a London-based author and journalist who has written for the Observer, Vanity Read More

A space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience, Dr Maggie Read More

Magic Phil is a professional children’s magician from the North East of England. He moved to Read More

Syrian novelist and screenwriter Maria Dadouch has published more than 45 books for children Read More

Marilyn Booth is the Khalid bin Abdallah Al Saud Professor for the Study of the Contemporary Read More

Audiences around the world have dubbed Martin Kiszko the “UK’s Green poet”. His books Green Read More

Maryam Al Balooshi is an Emirati writer and a columnist for Al Khaleej newspapers since 2013. Read More

Maryam Al Serkal is an Emirati poet and children’s book author. She started out her life with Read More

Maz Evans is the author of the bestselling Who Let the Gods Out? series. She began her writing Read More

Dutch-born Miriam Lancewood lived for seven years with her husband in the New Zealand Read More

Mitch Albom is an internationally bestselling author, screenwriter, playwright, and Read More

Mohamad Alattar is the Manager of the world’s first Arab professional news platform for Read More

Dr Mohamed Qasem communicates science through his Sciware podcast, TV shows, public events, Read More

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Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Al Murr Al Falasi (born 1955 in Dubai) is a short-story writer from the Read More

Mohammed Hanif was born in Okara, Pakistan. He graduated from the Pakistan Air Force Academy as Read More

Nadiya Hussain rose to fame after winning the sixth series of The Great British Bake Off. One Read More

Nick Cochrane-Dyet has been associated with the UAE since childhood, when his father served Read More

In 2014, Nujeen Mustafa began a journey as a refugee that would lead to her addressing the Read More

Oliver Jeffers is an artist and author working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, Read More

Omaima Alkhamis is a Saudi Arabian writer who won the 2018 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Read More

Onjali Q. Raúf’s debut novel The Boy at the Back of the Class won the 2019 Blue Peter Award and Read More

Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveller, and bestselling author. He Read More

Peter Dale spent 25 years teaching Mathematics in Dubai College until his retirement in 2013. Read More

Porter Anderson is Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives, founded and operated by Read More

The founder of Dubai’s Women’s Museum and a high-achieving leader among Arab women, Dr Rafia Read More

Rania Zaghir is a Lebanese writer and publisher of children’s books. Her books have been Read More

Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to reach both poles (by surface travel) and to cross the Read More

Raouf Karray is a Tunisian illustrator for children and young adults. He designs, illustrates Read More

Reem Al Kamali is an Emirati journalist and author. She holds a BA in history from the Lebanese Read More

Rehan Khan has always been intrigued by the way legends and chronicles from across the world Read More

Roma Agrawal is an award-winning structural engineer who builds big. From footbridges and Read More

Ross Collins’ primary 1 teacher, Mrs Spears, told his parents he should go to art school. Read More

Roudha Al Marri is an Emirati author and storyteller who finds words to be very magical. An Read More

Rui Cóias was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1966. He attended high school in the Colégio de São Read More

Salem AlMarri is the Head of the UAE Astronaut Programme, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, Read More

Salha Obied is an Emirati author of several short story collections including The Postman of Read More

Santa Montefiore is the no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of 19 novels and four children’s Read More

Sara Sadik is an energetic Palestinian/Lebanese mom of three puzzle pieces who delivers her Read More

Sara-Jane Arbury is a writer, performer and practitioner who works with schools and is an Read More

Sheila Crowley began her publishing career at Poolbeg Press in Dublin before moving to London Read More

Simar Halwany is a Lebanese visual artist specialised in painting with oil, acrylic, pastel and Read More

Sir Chris Bonington, the mountaineer, writer, photographer and lecturer, started climbing at Read More

Stuart Turton is a freelance travel journalist who has previously worked in Shanghai and Read More

Tamsin Winter spent her childhood reading and writing stories, mostly about cats (which still Read More

Tareq Imam is an Egyptian writer and critic. He is a member of the Egyptian Journalists’ Read More

Internationally bestselling author Tayari Jones is the author of four novels, most recently An Read More

Tony Juniper CBE is an environmentalist and writer. He is presently the Chair of Natural Read More

Toor Pekai Yousafzai is mother of Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai. Hailing from the Read More

Wendy Holden has written more than 30 non-fiction titles, including many international Read More

Yasmina Jraissati holds a PhD in philosophy and cognitive science, researching the relationship Read More

A Saudi publisher and novelist, Yasser M Bhajatt holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical Read More

Zanib Mian’s books have featured on the BBC’s CBeebies Bedtime Stories and in the Guardian for Read More

Zeina Hashem Beck is a Lebanese poet. Her most recent collection, Louder than Hearts, won the Read More

Ziauddin Yousafzai is a Pakistani education activist is best known as the father of Malala Read More