Description
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is one of the top ten literary festivals in the world, featuring local, regional, and international writers, poets, thinkers, and speakers. Over the last 17 years, more than 2,000 authors from over 100 countries have spoken at the Festival. The Festival has reached more than 400,000 people, both in person and via live streaming, and has inspired over a million children through its education programmes, competitions, school visits, and dedicated children’s events. Highlight sessions from the 2025 edition included Abraham Verghese, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Hala Gorani, Jeff Kinney, Daniel Handler, Waciny Laredj, Fadi Kattan, and Chigozie Obioma.