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1-9
MARCH
Main Programme
InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
2019 www.emirateslitfest.com
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The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is held under the patronage of
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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Contents
Introduction
Chairman’s Message 05
Director’s Message 07
Message from Sponsors 09
Festival Programme
Friday 1 March 12
Saturday 2 March 22
Sunday 3 March 36
Monday 4 March 42
Tuesday 5 March 46
Wednesday 6 March 50
Thursday 7 March 54
Friday 8 March 62
Saturday 9 March 78
Festival Participants
Authors & Speakers 90
Moderators & Hosts 94
Sponsors 100
Partners 102
All information is correct at the time of going to print. However the Programme is subject to change.
Please check emirateslitfest.com for the latest updates.
6 Chairman’s Message 7
A very warm
welcome to
A very warm the Emirates
welcome to Airline Festival
the Emirates of Literature
Airline Festival
of Literature
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 11th edition of the
Festival.
Every year, I am awed, intrigued, informed and entertained in equal
measure by the sessions that make up the multifaceted Festival
programme. This year is no exception. Bringing together the crème de
la crème of innovation, thought leadership and storytelling, the Festival
is a unique event in the annual calendar. There are plenty of events, but
few with such far-reaching consequences.
Reading is known to expand our horizons and transport us to new
places. But the most important place it can take us is into another
person’s shoes, letting us walk their path, allowing us to see the world
through their eyes. This makes literature the most powerful art form
imaginable.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Children that grow up with books are more likely to do well in school
as well as in their future careers. They are healthier, happier, and more
empathetic. Imagine what that could mean when it is applied to the
entire population.
In spite of all the competing demands on their attention, children rejoice
in the Festival programme, and in the contact they get with the authors.
I have talked about children, but I have also seen adults as excited as
children when they queue up to get a book signed by their favourite
author. The opportunity to reconnect with books is also a very important
part of the Festival.
I am proud of our long-standing relationship with the Festival and the
Emirates Literature Foundation, and I look ahead to the future with
confidence and optimism because of it.
Board of Trustees
I urge you to explore the programme, try something new, and enjoy
seeing the world from a different perspective.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman
HH Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice Chairman
Isobel Abulhoul OBE, CEO & Trustee
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Dr Lowai Mohammed Belhoul, Trustee
President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
HE Mohammed Al Murr, Trustee
Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group
Chairman, Dubai Airports Professor Rafia Obaid Ghubash, Trustee
Chairman, Emirates Literature Foundation Boutros Boutros, Trustee
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It’s that time of the
year again
It’s that time of year again. When the love of words unites us all in one More than ever, the world as we know it needs unity, and what greater
place on a ten-day journey of living vicariously through writers and force than the power of words to bring us together? Over the next 10
storytellers from around the globe. Some of whom are our favourites, days, let’s discover something new, let’s bridge some gaps, let’s live in
others whom we newly discover, but all of whom change a little somebody else’s shoes, let’s ask authors those burning questions, let’s
something inside of us. search for answers, and above all, let’s connect with the curious souls
sitting next to us.
Each year over the past decade, I have waited impatiently for the
release of author names, rushed to book my seats as tickets are Welcome home!
released, stood in line to get my books signed, driven to the desert to
hear poetry under the stars, volunteered and moderated at the Festival, Ahlam Bolooki
and taken time off life in general to dream in this place. Director of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
This year the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature celebrates 11 years
since its inception, and as a dear friend of mine would put it, my stars,
planets and moon must have aligned to have been given the pleasure of
working on this special edition as my first year as Festival Director.
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A word from our
sponsors
Message from Emirates Message from Dubai Culture
Once again, Dubai will welcome world-renowned authors, thinkers, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s
and opinion-makers to this year’s Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. dedicated entity for culture, arts, heritage, and literature, is proud to
Emirates has been the title sponsor of the Festival since its inception, support the 11th edition of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
and the event has quickly grown into a flagship event on Dubai’s taking place in March 2019. This comes in line with the “National
ever-expanding cultural calendar. Strategy for Reading 2016-2026,” launched by HH Sheikh Khalifa
We believe the Festival of Literature is important for the development bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to produce a reading
of Dubai’s cultural landscape, which has become a fertile ground for generation and establish the UAE as the capital of cultural and
creative expression. The city has become home to some of the most knowledge content.
diverse and exciting events in the world, and Emirates has played The Festival places home-grown talent centre-stage and offers
an active role in supporting initiatives that offer more people the local fans the chance to interact with world-famous authors, attend
opportunity to experience cultural events. literary debates and workshops, and participate in competitions.
Emirates connects people, places and passions across the globe, Its education outreach programme also gives students the chance
through our air transport services, as well as our support of sporting and to meet their literary heroes and positions the UAE as an icon for
cultural events such as the Festival of Literature. tolerance and openness in the region, promoting cultural exchange,
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s vision harmony, and peace among different nations. In this respect,
to create a generation of readers and intellectuals demonstrates the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature plays a significant role
the importance of reading and learning as keys to knowledge. He in furthering our mandate to achieve the Dubai Plan 2021 for a city of
has supported numerous initiatives, investing in education and the happy, creative and empowered people who proudly celebrate their
development of knowledge and creative industries, and today the cultural identities, and the National Reading Strategy that aims to
evolution of the UAE literary landscape showcases the dynamic make reading become a life habit for 50% of Emirati adults and 80% of
potential of the arts here and in the broader region. school students.
We look forward to meeting this year’s line-up of top authors and The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature has become a popular
storytellers and welcoming you to join us, as we celebrate the power of destination thanks to its dynamic agenda and the attendance of the
the imagination and the joy of the written word. brightest names in international literature and culture.
The Authority is committed to supporting the growth of the
UAE’s literature scene to further instil the love and appreciation of
literature in the UAE and the Arab world, as well as among
residents and visitors to Dubai.
Dubai Culture will always recognise the legacy and contribution
of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature that helps us further
strengthen Dubai’s position as a leading destination for regional
and global cultural exchange by enhancing the value of reading across
the UAE.
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Friday 1 March
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8:00
8:30
9:00 Yoga Brunch with
Mira Manek
9:30
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10:00
Ashis Ray: Me and The Thing:
Women in History:
Laid to Rest – The Ross Montgomery: Finding Happiness,
Sue Nelson, Why We Need
Controversy Over Max and Story Reading and
10:30 Kate Pankhurst & Victims in Stories:
Subhas Chandra the Millions Workshop with Rania
Nicola Tallis Writing Workshop
Bose’s Death Zbib Daher
with Matt
Dickinson
11:00
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11:30
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Poetry Workshop with Women in History: Sue
Joshua Seigal
12:00
Psychological Thrillers Tony De Saulles: Nelson, Kate Pankhurst
and Our Love of Dark
Puzzles: Jessica Jarlvi,
Darcey Bussell:
Evolved
Why Does the World
Need Bees? Meet & Nicola Tallis
12:30 Karen Osman Bee Boy and Find
& Divyata Rajaram Out!
10:00 - 11:00
804 En
13:00 Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation
AED 75 | No: 009
13:30 A conversation about the legendary women
Seven Basic Plots:
who shaped the world, from fearsome
128 En 024 Ar 008 En Writing Workshop 031 Ar monarchs, to suffragettes, to aviation pioneers
14:00 with Greg Mosse
Children’s Television and beyond, with three remarkable speakers.
Yesterday and Today: Robin Stevens:
Kim A. Page:
Ahlam Bsharat, Rania Murder Most
Aditi Belame Kumar: Kate Pankhurst is the author and illustrator of
The Right Kind of Loud Humr An-Na’am,
14:30 Zbib Daher & Amna Al Unladylike
Treasure of the Desert the picture book Fantastically Great Women
Mansouri
Who Changed the World and descendant
805 Ar/En
15:00 of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. She is
Save Your Paper
Bags!: A Workshop
joined by science writer and broadcaster
15:30 for Children with Sue Nelson, author of Wally Funk’s Race
Mona Yakzan
for Space, the biography of the renowned
16:00
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A Yoga Brunch with Mira Manek Female Aviation Pioneer who was part of
How You Can Matt Dickinson: Is Social Media Killing
Tudor Turks & the first group of American pilots to pass
Change the World: Jane Hawking: The Everest Files Novels?: Mohamed Al
James Owens, From Fact to and Other 814 Ar Marzooqi, Abdullah
Shadows of the past:
08:00 - 10:30 the Woman in Space programme, as seen
16:30 Daniela Tully &
Zainab Salbi Film to Fiction Mountaineering Twelve Techniques Al Neaimi & Jaafar in the acclaimed Netflix documentary
& Lucy Siegle Musings to Write an Sophie’s Project: Salman
Rehan Khan Adult | English | AED 125 | No: 007
Unexpected End: Interactive Reading
203 En Get your Festival weekend off to a healthy Mercury 13. From the 1961 space race, we
17:00 Writing Workshop
with Abdulwahab
Workshop with Asma
Kalban start with this yoga brunch with Mira Manek, Ross Montgomery: leap back in time with curator, lecturer, and
Alsayed Al-Rifaee Gamze Geray: author of cookbook Saffron Soul and creator Max and the Millions historical researcher Nicola Tallis whose
Reading for
17:30 Therapy of soulful cafe Chai by Mira. latest book Elizabeth’s Rival: The Tumultuous
Things kick off with a yoga session by the 10:00 - 11:00 Tale of Lettice Knollys, is the first biography
18:00
014 Ar 034 En 151 En 808 Ar 012 En 152 En
Creek, led by Dubai-based instructor Age 8+ | English | AED 50 | No: 003 of the extraordinary Tudor lady who survived
New Politics, Old Who Writes
Edward Melanie Swan, before a brunch featuring How would you feel if you discovered an into the reign of Charles I in spite of a life of
Identities: Shereen History?: Peter Taran Matharu:
Abouelnaga, Shahad Frankopan &
Winterhalder: 810 Ar The Summoner
Selina Tusitala Marsh:
Tightrope vibrant vegetarian recipes from Mira’s entire microscopic world? This is exactly what scandal and danger in the court of her cousin
18:30 Al Rawi & Jabbour A Biker’s Story The Memory Factory: Series
Douaihy
Martin Puchner Writing Workshop Saffron Soul and a talk from Mira about happens to Max, who finds that he has to Elizabeth I.
with Ahlam Bsharat
her food journey and what she has learned protect a tiny kingdom from its own conflicts
19:00 along the way – from her struggles with and from his evil headmaster. Come along
What? Why? How?:
015 En Writing Workshop
digestive issues to her recovery through and hear Ross Montgomery talk about his
018 En 017 Ar
19:30
Cassandra Clare
with Nabiha Mheidly healthy eating to her current successes as inspiration for the story and how he explored
Aladdin: and Holly Black:
Bothayna Al-Essa:
a published author, host of supper clubs, what it is like to be deaf in a hearing world, as
Paulo Lemos Horta Bringing The King
20:00 & Yasmine Seale and Queen Tour
Every Thing workshops and retreats, and most recently Max is. And remember Ross’s advice: “Take
to Dubai! the founding of Chai by Mira. She will also care of the small things – they make up the
002 En share what she has learned about spices, entire universe.”
20:30
and how this can help you lead a healthy
everyday life.
21:00
United By Food Please bring your own yoga mat.
21:30
Workshops and Masterclasses Children’s sessions Adult sessions Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessions
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Psychological Thrillers and Our
Love of Dark Puzzles: Jessica
Jarlvi, Karen Osman & Divyata
Rajaram
12:00 - 13:00
Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation
AED 75 | No: 006
Why do we find psychological thrillers
so compelling? Our panel explores the
Me and the Thing: Finding challenges and constraints of the genre and
Happiness, Story Reading and how far it can really be pushed to explore
Workshop with Rania Zbib Daher human nature, with readings from their own
work.
10:00 - 11:00 In Montegrappa Writing Prize winner
Age: 3-6 | Arabic | AED 50 | No: 800 Jessica Jarlvi’s latest book What Did I Do?
Learn to find happiness in simple things and all protagonist Kristin fears she could be a killer
about imaginative play in this workshop with and not remember her actions. And fellow
author Rania Zbib Daher. First, Rania will read Tony De Saulles: Why Does the Montegrappa Prize winner Karen Osman’s
her story Me and the Thing; then, working with World Need Bees? Meet Bee latest, The Home, portrays a successful
clay, children will sculpt an object that can be career woman with a troubled past and asks
Ashis Ray: Laid to Rest – The whatever they imagine it to be.
Boy and Find Out!
unsettling questions about justice, revenge
Controversy Over Subhas Rania Zbib Daher is an award-winning YA &
12:00 - 13:00 and our capacity for forgiveness.
children’s author, and former TV director and
Chandra Bose’s Death Age: 7+ | English | AED 50 | No: 005 When a tragedy befalls a group of NRI women
producer. She has published more than 40 living in Dubai in Divyata Rajaram’s book
The terrifyingly talented illustrator of the
10:00 - 11:00 children’s books. If You Only Knew Me, they find themselves
Horrible Science series welcomes you to an
Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 001 Ticket admits 1 child and 1 accompanying struggling to make sense of the madness and
illustrated peak into the weird and wonderful
The controversy over the death of Subhas adult. deception surrounding them.
world of Bee Boy!
Chandra Bose, one of the heroes of the Indian All materials provided.
How do you make serious subjects fun and
freedom movement, is still debated to this day. memorable? Discover the answers with Tony
Ashis Ray, a foreign correspondent with 40 as he tells us his motivation for writing the
years’ experience with the BBC, CNN and Bee Boy trilogy and why bees matter so much.
other major news organisations, seeks in Poetry Workshop: Workshop Enjoy a brilliant presentation, and even a song
his book Laid to Rest to find closure to this with Joshua Seigal or two if we persuade Tony to bring his guitar! Seven Basic Plots: Writing Robin Stevens: Murder Most
argument. Piecing together a plethora of first- Tony De Saulles used to get told off at school Workshop with Greg Mosse Unladylike
hand, eye-witness accounts gathered over 30 11:30 - 12:30 for doodling; now he is paid to do it!
years of extensive research, Ray presents the Age: 8-12 | English | AED 100 | No: 803 13:00 - 15:00 14:00 - 15:00
definitive account of Bose’s death. Do you enjoy writing poetry? Or would you like Adult | English | AED 200 | No: 804 Age: 10+ | English | AED 50 | No: 008
A demonstration of the importance of to start? Poet and performer Joshua Seigal Having trouble plotting your book? While Move over Sherlock Homes and Doctor
research and of countering conspiracy will be delighted to help you on the road to there may be an infinite number of stories Watson!
theories, this compelling talk is not to be literary creativity and you will walk away from Darcey Bussell: Evolved Can you solve mysteries and pit your wits
to tell, they tend to boil down to a handful of
missed. this workshop with a poem that you have similar plots. In this workshop Greg Mosse, against dastardly villains? Join Robin Stevens
12:00 - 13:00
created. All you need to do is join him to build a highly regarded creative writing teacher, and discover whether you have what it takes
Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 153
your confidence in your ability to make magic writer and editor with more than 20 years of to be a great detective, as she explores
Retired darling of the British Ballet and
with words. professional experience, uses the concept of Murder Most Unladylike in a girls’ boarding
Why We Need Victims in beloved judge of Strictly Come Dancing,
“seven basic plots” as a lens for understanding school in the 1930s with Daisy Wells and Hazel
Dame Darcey Bussell, gives us glimpse of
Stories: Writing Workshop her rare and unseen moments, perfectly the broad sweep of stories and giving Wong hot on the sleuthing trail – allowing for
with Matt Dickinson coinciding with the superstar ballerina’s 50th structure to the ideas swirling in your head. bun breaks as needed! Mallory Towers meets
birthday. Nancy Drew - don’t miss this!
10:00 - 11:30 Darcey became the youngest principal Robin Stevens was born in the USA but now
Age: 12-14 | English | AED 150 | No: 801 dancer the Royal Ballet had seen at the age lives in the UK. She is the bestselling, award-
Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, Luke of 20, growing into one of Britain’s greatest winning author of the Murder Most Unladylike
Skywalker… All great stories need a victim ballerinas. Mysteries and The Guggenheim Mystery.
we can root for. In this writing workshop, you From performing at worldwide events, like
will create your own central character and the Olympics opening ceremony, and notable
discover why a victim is a great device to make landmarks like the London Eye and on top of
your story creative as you work out how to the Victoria and Albert memorial, Darcey
extricate them from their dilemma. shares behind-the-scenes stories and personal
anecdotes from a career spanning 30 years.
Workshops and Masterclasses Children’s sessions Adult sessions Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessions
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Save Your Paper Bags!:
A Workshop for Children
with Mona Yakzan
15:00 - 16:00
Age: 6-12 | Arabic & English
AED 50 | No: 805
Using easily available materials including
paper bags and cardboard, Mona Yakzan will
teach you how to make a mask of your own
design using different techniques.
Mona Yakzan is an award-winning Lebanese/
Cypriot artist who has illustrated many
children’s books and won several awards, most
recently the Etisalat award for Children’s Book
of the Year 2017.
Ticket admits 1 child and 1 accompanying
adult.
All materials provided.
Kim A. Page: The Right Kind of
Loud
14:00 - 15:00
Children’s Television Yesterday Aditi Belame Kumar: Humr Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation
An-Na’am, Treasure of the AED 75 | No: 128 Tudor Turks & Shadows of the Twelve Techniques to Write
and Today: Ahlam Bsharat, Rania
Desert In today’s information-saturated world, it’s Past: Daniela Tully & Rehan Khan an Unexpected End:
Zbib Daher & Amna Al Mansouri next to impossible to capture and keep a
listener’s attention – unless you have a strong 16:00 - 17:00
Writing Workshop with
14:00 - 15:00
14:00 - 15:00
Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 031 personal voice. Adult | English| AED 75 | No: 010 Abdulwahab Alsayed Al-Rifaee
Adult | Arabic | AED 75 | No: 024 Communication expert Kim A. Page shares Two writers, two different mysteries, both
Humr An-Na'am – Arabic for the finest camel –
Sesame Street, Sally, Captain Majed, the her time-tested strategies to enable you rooted in gripping past events. 16:00 - 18:00
reclaims the desert’s forgotten and neglected
Smurfs, Adnan & Lina, Heidi and many more. to connect with people and access the full Rehan Khan is the author of A Tudor Turk, the Adult | Arabic | AED300 | No: 807
titan. Despite thousands of years of loyal
Who did not watch the classic children’s potential of your voice as a communication first of The Chronicles of Will Ryde & Awa Join writer and publisher Abdulwahab
service to desert dwellers, the animal has
programmes of the seventies, eighties tool. Join her on a journey, where you’ll Maryam Al-Jameel. Described as “Mission Alsayed Al-Rifaee in an interactive and
suffered as the map of the Arabian Peninsula
and nineties? Children’s television walks a discover how to use your presence, voice and Impossible set during the 16th Century”, it informative writing workshop for writers at
became dotted with cities and automobiles
fine line of entertaining children while also body language to impact the world. features an unlikely duo: Songhai warrior girl all stages of the writing journey. You will learn
the preferred mode of transportation. But
educating them and encouraging positive Awa and enslaved English boy Will. Together with him the importance of writing unexpected
thanks to the leadership and initiative of the
behaviour. they must face scheming adversaries as they endings to your stories. He’ll give handy tips
late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan,
Our speakers will discuss the influence – on how to surprise the reader with examples.
“THROUGH
camels have finally been restored to their pursue a prized relic from the Grand Bazaar
positive and negative – that TV can exert of Istanbul to the court of Queen Elizabeth The workshop will include a look at some
position at the heart of the United Arab
on children’s development and the forces I. Rehan is joined by Daniela Tully, author of literary works and how to ensure creative and
OUR SOUND,
Emirates’ ethnographic and historical identity.
that shape the kind of programmes that are Hotel on Shadow Lake. Inspired by a letter professional endings.
Aditi Belame Kumar explores the growth of
aired. that her grandmother received from her The tutor: Abdulwahab Alsayed Al-Rifaee is
WE BECOME
the camel industry, particularly camel racing,
Ahlam Bsharat is an award-winning author twin brother after the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the first novelists in the Gulf to write
which has preserved the sacred status of the
of poetry, picture books, short stories, novels, 46 years after he sent it, this debut novel science fiction, supernatural crime fiction and
animal.
TV and radio scripts. She has published
more than 15 novels. WHO WE ARE.” takes place between 1938 Munich and 2017
upstate New York, and unravels the story of
psychology. His novels are bestsellers at Gulf
book exhibitions.
– KIM A. PAGE
Rania Zbib Daher is an award-winning YA a mysterious disappearance and dark family All materials provided.
& children’s author, and former TV director secrets. Come and hear what these two
and producer. She has published more than writers have to say about researching and
40 children’s books. writing gripping historical fiction.
Amna Al Mansouri is an Emirati author who
has written screenplays for the cartoon
series Freej and Freej Folklore.
Workshops and Masterclasses Children’s sessions Adult sessions Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessions20 Friday 1 March 2019 Friday 1 March 2019 21
Matt Dickinson:
The Everest Files and Other
Mountaineering Musings
16:00 - 17:00
Age: 11+ | English | AED 50 | No: 016
Do you have what it takes to be an
adventurer? Come along and discover
filmmaker Matt Dickinson’s passion for
climbing and how he was inspired to
write The Everest Files by his experience
in the Himalayas. Matt has taken part in
life-changing expeditions to Everest, K2
Sophie’s Project:
and Antarctica; as a real-life adventurer
and gripping storyteller he will enthuse and Interactive Reading Workshop
enthrall you in equal measure. Matt’s own with Asma Kalban
experience of climbing Everest and reaching
its summit have held young audiences 16:30 - 17:30
spellbound – don’t miss out! Age: 8-11 | Arabic | AED 50 | No: 814
Matt’s film Summit Fever has been watched by Sophie is quiet, not very talkative and living in
millions of people worldwide. her own world. She spends most of her time
making woollen squares and her mother helps
her to use that talent to help others who are
less fortunate. Asma Kalban is an Emirati
Taran Matharu: The Summoner
writer of books for children; her first book tells Series
the story of an autistic child and was chosen as
part of the Ministry of Education curriculum in 18:00 – 19:00
How You Can Change the World: the UAE. Age: 11+ | English | AED 50 | No: 012
Is Social Media Killing Novels?: Jane Hawking: All materials provided. What would you do if you were accused of a
James Owens, Zainab Salbi and crime you did not commit? For the hero of
Mohamed Al Marzooqi, Abdullah From Fact to Film to Fiction Lucy Siegle Taran Matharu’s Summoner series, a chance
Al Neaimi & Jaafar Salman encounter leads him to discover his ability to
16:00 - 17:00 16:00 - 17:00 summon demons, and an accusation chases
16:00 - 17:00 Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 055 Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation Gamze Geray: Reading for
him from his village to Vocans Academy with
Adult | Arabic | AED 75 | No: 142 Dr Jane Hawking shares the story of her AED 75 | No: 155 Therapy his demon Ignatius, where he discovers others
Social media plays an important role in extraordinary marriage to genius physicist Do you ever look at the humanitarian and who share his talents.
helping to increase readership and inspire Stephen Hawking. environmental crises happening all over the 17:00 - 18:00
Come along and learn more about the world
discussion of books. What impact does this As Stephen's academic renown soared, his world and feel guilty or powerless? Whether Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 203
of the Summoner series, how Taran created
have on both virtual and real cultural life? Can body was collapsing under the assaults of the over-consumption of plastic and fast How does reading for therapy work? In this
a complete fantasy world and his inspiring
it be considered an extension of traditional motor-neuron disease. Jane's candid account fashion, the horror of war and famine, or the informal setting, psychotherapist counsellor
route to publication via daily story updates on
literary criticism or an alternative to it? of trying to balance his 24-hour care with the obstacles to literacy and education, there and author Gamze Hakli Geray will explain
Wattpad - reaching over 3 million reads in less
Join our panel to hear about their personal needs of their growing family is inspirational. seems to be no end to the problems we are the ins and outs of reading for therapy,
than six months.
experience. After penning her bestselling memoir, facing. Confronting them can sometimes her personal experiences of finding peace
Mohamed Al Marzooqi is the Emirati author Travelling to Infinity, Jane and Stephen's story feel impossible. Shedding some light on the in literature and how to start your own
of This is How the Reader Spoke: Virtual went on to achieve further fame in the Oscar- darkness are Professor James Owens, founder therapeutic reading journey.
Criticism and Other Concerns. winning film, The Theory of Everything. Jane of the charity The World is Just a Book Away, As a therapist, author and literature lover,
Abdullah Al Neaimi, author of Espresso, delves into the book that began this incredible Lucy Siegle, writer and TV presenter who Gamze is working on the areas where reading,
believes social media has been important in journey and introduces her novel Silent Music, specialises in environmental issues, ethical writing, art and therapy work converge. She
promoting his own work. a coming-of-age story set in post-war Britain. shopping and lifestyles, and Zainab Salbi, intensively focuses also on corporate and
Jaafar Salman is a Bahraini novelist who leading human rights activist. Come and hear individual wellbeing and happiness. Her debut
started out writing for local newspapers when them discuss the reality of our situation, what book Dissonance or Harmony is part self-help
he was fourteen years old. His novels explore we can do about it as individuals and societies, part inspirational memoir that challenges
history, religion, philosophy and politics. and why we shouldn’t give up hope just yet. our thoughts, touches our emotions, and
motivates us toward a more positive and
optimistic way to view the world.
Workshops and Masterclasses Children’s sessions Adult sessions Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessions22 Friday 1 March 2019 Friday 1 March 2019 23
New Politics, Old Identities:
Shereen Abouelnaga, Shahad Al
Rawi & Jabbour Douaihy
18:00 - 19:00
Adult | Arabic with sim. English translation
| AED 75 | No: 014
How does political discourse shape our Selina Tusitala Marsh:
identities?
Our panel investigates the critical role
Tightrope
imaginative fiction plays in understanding, 18:00 - 19:00
defining and preserving one’s sense of identity, Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 152
and discusses how they approach identity in
their own writing.
Built around the abyss, the tightrope, and Cassandra Clare and Holly Black:
the trick that we all have to perform to walk
Dr Shereen Abouelnaga is an Egyptian author, across it, Pasifika poetry warrior Selina
Bringing The King and Queen
literary critic and professor at Cairo University Tusitala Marsh brings to life her ongoing Tour to Dubai!
- Egypt. dialogue with memory, life and death to find
Shahad Al Rawi is an Iraqi author, the out whether “stories” really can “cure the 19:30 - 20:30
translated by edited by
youngest female author to be shortlisted for incurable”. YA S M I N E S E A L E PA U L O L E M O S H O R TA
Age: 12+ | English | AED 50 | No: 015
the IPAF 2018 for her first book The Baghdad In Marsh’s poetry, sharp intelligence Two major American authors bring their royal
Clock. combines a focused warrior fierceness with tour to Dubai!
Jabbour Douaihy is a Lebanese writer. His The Memory Factory: Writing Cassandra Clare and Holly Black have written
perceptive humour and energy, upheld by
novel The Vagrant was shortlisted for the IPAF Workshop with Ahlam Bsharat the mana of the Pacific. She mines rich veins Aladdin: Paulo Lemos Horta & books together and separately, and always
2012 and has been translated into several enjoy taking to the stage together. Their tour is
18:00 - 19:30
Who Writes History?: Peter to probe the particularities of words and Yasmine Seale
languages. cultures. named for Holly’s book The Wicked King (Folk
Age: 13-18 | Arabic | AED 150 | No: 808 Frankopan & Martin Puchner of the Air #2) and Cassie’s The Queen of Air
Selina takes us from the bustle of the world’s 19:30 - 20:30
Break your silence and write down your largest Polynesian city, Auckland, through and Darkness (Dark Artifices #3), so expect to
memories! 18:00 - 19:00 Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation learn all about these series and so much more
Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 034 Avondale and Apia, and on to London AED 75 | No: 018
Award-winning author Ahlam Bsharat – including news about Cassie’s new book with
Edward Winterhalder: A Biker's “History is a set of lies agreed upon.” and New York on an extraordinary poetic Everyone knows the story of Aladdin… or
teaches this innovative creative writing voyage. Wesley Chu, The Red Scrolls of Magic.
Story workshop for aspiring novelists writing in - Napoleon Bonaparte do they? Since it was first added to The Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to see two
Arabic. Whether you agree with Napoleon or not, the Arabian Nights in an eighteenth-century top writers in one event!
18:00 - 19:00 authorship of historical events can leave us French publication, it has been interpreted in
Focusing on memories in writing, Ahlam’s
Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 151 with more questions than answers about the many ways, most often as a children’s tale of
workshop explores the conflict between
From bikes to books to television, former
memory and forgetfulness. Participants past. Our interdisciplinary panel takes a closer What? Why? How?: Writing rags-to-riches. Translator Yasmine Seale and
Bandidos MC member turned author and TV look at how we remember and record the past. Workshop with Nabiha Mheidly Professor of Literature at NYU Abu Dhabi
will share their happy memories and
producer Edward Winterhalder has had an Professor of Global History at Oxford Paulo Lemos Horta have collaborated on a
memories they want to forget and explore
unusual and intriguing career path. What does University, Peter Frankopan is the author of 18:30 - 20:30 brand-new translation of this beloved folktale
their emotional attitudes towards them.
it take to make the move to screen, and what New York Times bestselling The Silk Roads: Adult | Arabic | AED 300 | No: 810 that celebrates all the darkness and whimsy
Learn from a top writer how to hone your
makes a successful TV series? A New History, described by the Wall Street What should I write? you’d expect from a story of a rebellious
memoir-writing skills and tell your own
From reality in conversation with his friend, Journal as “a rare book that makes you Why am I writing? teenager who is rescued from a double-
story!
fellow biker, and media expert Sameer Al question your assumptions about the world”. How do I write it? crossing sorcerer by the wits of a princess.
The tutor: Ahlam Bsharat is an award-
Jaberi, Edward discusses how to draft a Martin Puchner is the Byron and Anita Wien If you're truly serious about writing and
winning Palestinian author of poetry,
treatment based on a literary work and how Professor of Drama and of English and publishing books for children then these
picture books, short stories, novels, TV and
to pitch it to a broadcaster or production Comparative Literature at Harvard University three mandatory questions need answering.
radio scripts. She has published more than
company – using the examples of sizzle reels
15 novels for young adults and children. whose new book, The Written World, tells the Join expert writer and publisher Nabiha Bothayna Al-Essa: Every Thing United By Food: Peyman
produced for two of Edward’s productions. story of literature from the invention of writing Mheidly in this workshop, which will include a Parham Al Awadhi, Mohamed
All materials provided.
to the Internet. discussion of specific story-writing structures 19:30 - 20:30
and cover the key techniques for writing,
Parham Al Awadhi, Hanan
Adult | Arabic | AED 75 | No: 017
as well as inspirational writing exercises After four years of absence, Jassim returns Sayed Worrell
designed to transform your ideas into to attend his father's funeral. He finds himself 20:30 - 22:00
imaginative stories for children. forced to face a memory full of defeats, a Adult | English | AED 250 | No: 002
The tutor: Nabiha Mheidly is founder and world without meaning, a stolen future, and Words are not the only thing that unite us.
director of Al Hadaek Publishing house, questions looking for answers to everything. In this special dinner, we celebrate the
which specializes in children’s books and Bothayna Al-Essa, author of Maps of stories that are told by our plates – and
magazines. She has been writing children’s Wandering and the founder of the Takween how strangers sharing a meal can lead to
stories since 1987 and has published 91 platform, speaks about her new book Every understanding of what else we share.
children’s books, which have won prestigious Thing: a story of how young people make Further details to be announced.
awards. sense of social relations, generational
All materials provided. differences and corruption in adult society.
Workshops and Masterclasses Children’s sessions Adult sessions Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessions24 Saturday 2 March 2019 Saturday 2 March 2019 25
AL RAS 1 AL RAS 2 AL RAS 3 AL BARAHA 1 AL BARAHA 2 AL BARAHA 3 AL RIMAL AL WAHA HERITAGE MAJLIS NOVO CINEMAS CHOIX
854 En
9:00 9:00
021 Ar/En
9:30 9:30
Taaleem Prize Giving
022 En 023 En 020 En 040 En 157 En 811 En 812 En Quick Pitch 1
10:00 10:00
Magic, Secrets, and Cartoon Illustration:
Joshua Seigal: Giles Yeo: Alannah Hill: Lalage Snow: Crosswords: Workshop
Publishing the Personal: Workshop with
10:30 Poetry and So Much More! Gene Eating Butterfly on a Pin War Gardens 10:30 with Peter Dale
Sara Sadik & Daniela Tully Tony De Saulles
205 En
11:00 11:00
Mira Manek:
11:30 11:30 Saffron Soul
154 En 025 En 027 En 059 En 042 En 816 Ar
12:00 12:00
Books... Represent!:
Zainab Salbi: Kate Pankhurst: The Sea Sound:
The 2019 Sally Helgesen: Selina Tusitala Marsh,
Freedom is an Fantastically Reading and Writing Workshop
12:30 Montegrappa Prize How Women Rise Taran Matharu 12:30
Inside Job Great Women with Rania Zbib Daher
& Robin Stevens
137 Ar
13:00 13:00
The Life/Death Equation:
806 Ar/En Bothayna Al-Essa
13:30 13:30 & Jaafar Salman
My Special Card:
058 En 029 En 004 Ar 026 En A Craft Workshop
14:00 14:00
with Mona Yakzan
Conflict Resolution: Sue Nelson: UAE - Discovery 101:
Dubai Abulhoul:
Nadifa Mohamed, Wally Funk's Francesca Affleck 818 Ar
14:30 Emirati Folklore 14:30
Ashis Ray & Lalage Snow Race for Space & Roudha Al Marri
What Do We Do
When We Miss Something?:
15:00 15:00 Reading and Writing Workhop
with Bothayna Al-Essa
819 En
15:30 15:30
Space Tortoise:
011 En 148 Ar 019 En 140 En 035 En Drawing Workshop
16:00 16:00 with Ross Montgomery
Invisible People: Cassandra Clare
James Owens: Lucy Siegle:
Peter Frankopan: Abdulwahab and Holly Black:
The World is Just a Turning the Tide 821 Ar
16:30 The New Silk Roads Alsayed Al-Rifaee Bringing The King and 16:30
Book Away on Plastic
& Jaafar Salman Queen Tour to Dubai!
822 En
17:00 17:00 Help the Writer:
Reading and Writing Workshop
with Nabiha Mheidy
Writing Non-Fiction History:
17:30 17:30 Workshop with Nicola Tallis
038 Ar 037 En 036 En 039 En
18:00 18:00
Women Crossing Borders:
Gerd Leonhard:
Dr Shereen Abouelnaga, Nadifa Mohamed: Jeff Kinney:
Technology Versus
18:30 Huzama Habayeb The Orchard of Lost Souls The Wimpy Kid is Here! 18:30
Humanity
& Fadi Zaghmout
802 En 155 Ar
19:00 19:00
Candles of Colours:
Creative Writing Workshop Alhanouf Mohammed,
030 Ar 041 En 056 En
19:30 19:30 with Karen Osman Shihab Ghanem
Buried Secrets: & Ghanim Samarrai
Ibrahim Al Marzouqi,
Martin Puchner:
Abdulwahab Alsayed Al-Rifaee
20:00 The Written World 20:00
& Adel Ali Mohammed
Al-Sumaiti
20:30 20:30 The Theory of Everything:
Screening & Talk
with Jane Hawking
21:00 21:00
21:30 21:30
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Saturday 2 March
Quick Pitch 1
09:00 - 11:00
Adult | English | AED 150 | No: 854
Are you ready to pitch your novel? You
have five minutes to present your one-page
synopsis, 50-word back cover blurb and the
first five pages of your manuscript. Literary
agent Luigi Bonomi will use his vast experience
in the publishing industry – representing
authors including Alan Titchmarsh, Richard
Madeley and Judy Finnigan as well as eight
Montegrappa Writing Prize Winners – to tell
you if your book has a chance and what it
takes to get that coveted publishing deal.
This year Luigi is particularly interested in
crime/thriller novels and children’s fiction, so
if you are writing in these genres make sure to
make an appointment with him.
Come prepared with your best pitch!
The Festival will contact you by the end of
February with the exact time of your slot.
Giles Yeo: Gene Eating Joshua Seigal: Poetry and So
Taaleem Prize Giving Much More!
10:00 - 11:00
09:30 - 10:00 Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 023 10:00 - 11:00
Open to all | Arabic & English with sim. “The commercialisation of clean eating on Age: 8+ | English with sim. Arabic
translation | Free | No: 021 social media channels means we’re not always translation | AED 50 | No: 022
Join us to celebrate the winners of this driven to eat clean because we want to live Do you love to have fun with words? Poetry
year’s Taaleem Award as they receive their longer with less disease, but because we is about so much more than reading or
prizes from some of our top authors. want to buy in to what looks like a youthful writing – listening, watching and joining in
and slim and beautifully lit reality where our will all be part of Joshua Seigal’s inspiring
curated plates will provide access to an Insta- performance. Language is a powerful tool
glamorous life.” and mastering it is a gateway to a creative
Cambridge geneticist Dr Giles Yeo has and productive future. Let Joshua set you
dedicated over 20 years to studying how on the path to being able to express your
genes influence our eating habits. Instead of thoughts and emotions while having a
looking at how we have become obese, Gene wonderful time too!
Eating tackles the question of why some Joshua Seigal is a poet, performer and
people eat more than others. workshop leader who is based in London.
He has written some wonderful poems on all
kinds of topics, from jungles to recycling.
Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessions28 Saturday 2 March 2019 Saturday 2 March 2019 Parenting US $19.99
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n the gaping cracks
“New-mama magic. . . . If you’re a new mom or mom-to-be, between our mommyhood
you need this book!” expectations and the messy
—Dana B. Myers, author of The Mommy Mojo Makeover
reality, magic shines through
Praise for So much legend, tradition, and ever yday
talk makes pregnancy and motherhood out The 2019 Montegrappa Prize
to be a magical experience. But there’s no
Finding the Magic in Mommyhood sparkle, no glitter and glamour when you
need to pee 3,302 times per night or are
struggling to understand what each baby wail Featured Speakers: Luigi Bonomi,
“Sara has so genuinely given moms permission means. Finding the Magic in Mommyhood
to ditch comparison and judgment and to keep it real instead. punctures those myths that becoming a mom Annabel Kantaria, Karen Osman & Flora
is all radiance and bliss and balances the hopes
She leads by example with honesty, grace, and humor. and dreams of every new mom and mom-to- Rees
©Fishfayce
Not only do I love her book, but I want to take her to lunch!” be by delivering a roller-coaster of emotion
and honesty to recast every breakdown as a
—Ali Katz, breakthrough.
author of the Hot Mess to Mindful Mom series Sara knows, all around the globe, a mom is a 12:00 - 13:00
Sara Sadik is the creator of sarasadik.com,
a blog dedicated to making you laugh, breathe,
mom is a mom. Regardless if baby’s first solid
meal is pureed pear or . . . hummus. She shares Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 025
and know you’re not alone in this magical “Sara is a gem in a coal mine! Her quick wit, genuine
mess known as motherhood. She currently
storytelling, and ability to share what REAL
her story of living in Dubai with NYC habits,
a London-Lebanese mindset, and Palestinian If you have entered this year’s Montegrappa
resides in Dubai with her overly pragmatic
Syrian-American husband and three kids that motherhood life is all about is just what every mom needs.”
perseverance to empower moms everywhere
to find the good in the midst of the hard, Prize, then this is the moment you have been
are learning to take turns having tantrums. —Holly Rust, author and editor-in-chief HOW TO CREATE THE ILLUSIon discouraging, or overwhelming.
waiting for, as literary agent Luigi Bonomi
of Mother’s Guide to Sanity lifestyle blog OF SANITY AMID RAGING HORMONES, Topics include the pre-preggo phase, pregnancy,
and the first year of mommyhood, including prepares to reveal the names of the winners.
SLEEP DEPRIVATION, AND DIAPER RAsh how Sara adjusted when an X-ray revealed
her baby had hip dysplasia—a congenital The Montegrappa Prize has a fantastic
misalignment requiring her to wear a brace.
Finding the Magic in Mommyhood tackles record for securing authors publishing
unexpected and even uncomfortable topics
with ease and humor to help fellow moms contracts, with eight winners to date now
dig extra deep to find strength—and even
successfully published.
ISBN-10: 1-5107-3598-4
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-3598-9
New York, New York 51999
magic—in the moments when you resent
www.skyhorsepublishing.com
Jacket design by Sarah Chehab and Karine Jaber
this baby you’re supposed to love, loathe your
husband, or lose yourself and want solely to Joining Luigi for this event are Annabel
Magic, Secrets, and Publishing Kantaria, the first winner of the Prize who
Jacket illustrations by Adriana Rifai
Printed in China 9 781510 735989 find a glimpse of sanity . . . and you again.
the Personal: Sara Sadik & recently secured a second three-book
contract with HarperCollins and published
Daniela Tully her fourth book, I Know You; Karen Osman,
Cartoon Illustration: Workshop Mira Manek: Saffron Soul the 2016 winner whose second book with
10:00 - 11:00
with Tony De Saulles Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 157
Head of Zeus, The Home, was published in
Alannah Hill: Butterfly on a Pin Lalage Snow: War Gardens When writing and publishing personal stories, 11:00 - 12:00 2018; and Flora Rees, Head of Education,
10:00 - 11:00 Adult | English | Free | No: 205 Training and Publishing at the Emirates
Age: 8-11 | English | AED 100 | No: 811 how do we decide how much to share and how
10:00 - 11:00 10:00 - 11:00 Indian food is an internationally popular Literature Foundation and previously a
Would you like to improve your drawing skills? much to hold back? Does embellishment do
Adult | English with sim. Arabic Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation cuisine, yet, unfairly, it is often considered to fiction editor for Headline Publishing Group.
Let awesome illustrator and writer Tony De the truth a disservice?
translation | AED 75 | No: 020 AED 75 | No: 040 be heavy, rich and indulgent. Annabel and Karen’s books have been
Saulles (illustrator of Horrible Science!) show Sara Sadik is the author of nonfiction memoir
At an early age, Alannah Hill ran away from A journey through the most unlikely of Mira Manek is British-born of Indian acclaimed by readers and critics alike; in this
you how to create cartoons and learn how Finding the Magic in Mommyhood, an
home with eight suitcases of costumes and a gardens: the oases of peace people create in heritage. Her desire for healthy cooking session they will discuss with Luigi and Flora
he went about preparing the cartoons for his unflinching guide for mothers trying to retain
fierce determination to succeed. the midst of war. combined with her love of traditional Indian the steps needed to turn your initial success
latest book Bee Boy. their sanity in a perfection-driven world, and
Her uniquely ornamental vision along with a Working in the world’s most dangerous cuisine led to her tweaking her mother’s into a lasting writing career.
All materials provided. she has a lot to say about her journey from
passionate belief in the power of “Dressing war zones, freelance war correspondent and grandmother’s recipes to create lighter, Competition entrants can attend the session
blog post to book deal.
Up” gave Alannah the success she dreamed and photographer Lalage Snow has often healthier dishes. She now collaborates with for free. The winners will be announced
Daniela Tully has been working in the field of
about as a young girl growing up in the deep chanced across a very moving sight, a restaurants and cafes to promote healthy during the session so if you have entered,
story-telling for decades, mainly in film and
south of Tasmania. testimony to the triumph of the human spirit Indian cooking, and runs supper clubs, please make sure to attend!
Cryptic Crosswords for television. Moving away from the collaborative
As one of Australia’s most successful fashion in adversity, a celebration of hope and beauty: cookery classes and wellness events.
nature of stories for the screen, she decided
Beginners: Workshop with Peter designers, she walked the razor’s edge a war garden. Snow’s first book is a surprising,
she wanted to write her own story, Hotel on Saffron Soul, her first book, is a celebration
between two identities. Who was the real tragic and beautiful journey through these of family, food and culture.
Dale Shadow Lake, inspired by a letter that her
Alannah Hill? havens in the midst of destruction.
grandmother received from her twin brother
10:00 - 11:00 Alannah’s shocking and exhilarating memoir,
after the fall of the Berlin Wall, 46 years after
Adult | English | AED 300 | No: 812 Butterfly on a Pin, describes her journey of
he sent it.
Cryptic crosswords are a great way to transformation from a joyless and abused Kate Pankhurst: Fantastically
Come and hear these very different writers
sharpen your mind and widen your vocabulary, childhood to a dream-come-true career
peak of love, loss and reinvention.
discuss the inspiration for their books and Great Women
but getting started can be more than a little journey to publication.
intimidating. 12:00 - 13:00
Peter Dale spent 42 years teaching secondary Age: 7+ | English | AED 50 | No: 027
school Mathematics, the last 25 of them at Are you a change-maker? To make history you
Dubai College. His love of words together with need to be brave, bold and believe in yourself!
an insatiable appetite for problem solving Kate Pankhurst, author of Fantastically
led him, quite naturally, to the world of cryptic Great Women Who Changed the World
crossword puzzles. He describes himself as an and Fantastically Great Women Who
enthusiastic amateur rather than an expert in Made History, will take the audience on a
the field and his workshop is designed to help journey through time to explore the stories,
beginners learn some of the tricks and skills achievements and adventures of women
that lie behind this dark art. throughout history. From pirates and warrior
queens to computer engineers and aviators,
you will meet a cast of world-changing women.
Workshops and Masterclasses Children’s sessions Adult sessions Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessions30 Saturday 2 March 2019 Saturday 2 March 2019 31
The Sea Sound: Reading and
Writing Workshop with Rania
Zbib Daher
12:00 - 13:00
Age: 8-11 | Arabic | AED 50 | No: 816
Leen fills her coastal town with hope and
happiness through songs inspired by the
waves of the sea, but suddenly the sea no
longer cares for her happy stories and tunes,
because he has become sad.
What will Leen do to help the sea? Who wants
to accompany her on her journey to bring back
joy? How can we bring happiness back to sad
children?
Rania Zbib Daher is an award-winning YA &
children’s author, and former TV director and
producer. She has published more than 40
children’s books.
All materials provided.
Zainab Salbi: Freedom is an The Life/Death Equation:
Inside Job Bothayna Al-Essa & Jaafar
Salman
12:00 - 13:00
Adult | English with sim. Arabic 12:30 - 13:30
translation | AED 75 | No: 154 Adult | Arabic | AED 75 | No: 137
“So long as we are conflicted within, we will “The laws of the lower world were carefully
continue to have conflict without. If we want formulated and perfected” - Aisha Descends
to change the world, we need to begin with into the Underworld
ourselves. This is the path to freedom.” – Two highly acclaimed authors share their
Zainab Salbi literary experience writing about the
Books…Represent!: Selina After years of working as a successful CEO relationship between life and death from a Sue Nelson: Wally Funk’s Race
and change-maker, Salbi realised that if she literary perspective. for Space
Tusitala Marsh, Taran Matharu wanted to confront and heal the shadows Bothayna Al-Essa is a Kuwaiti author
& Robin Stevens of the world, she needed to face her own and founder of Takween. Her novel Aisha 14:00 - 15:00 My Special Card: A Craft
Sally Helgesen: How Women shadows first. Descends to the Underworld was longlisted Adult | English with sim. Arabic Workshop with Mona Yakzan
12:00 - 13:00
Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 042
Rise How can we transform our collective fear for The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2012. translation | AED 75 | No: 029
and the deep divisions between us into Jaafar Salman is a Bahraini novelist who As part of the Mercury 13, Wally Funk 13:30 - 14:30
“You think the only people who are people, 12:00 - 13:00 meaningful change? Join bestselling author, was one of the pioneering women of Age: 5-10 | Arabic & English
started out writing for local newspapers when
are the people who look and think like you” Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation humanitarian, and TV personality Zainab space travel, frequently outperforming AED 50 | No: 806
he was fourteen years old. His novels explore
That may be a lyric from “Colours of the AED 75 | No: 059 Salbi as she shares that to transform our male astronaut candidates in tests of What’s better than a handmade card from
history, religion, philosophy and politics.
Wind” but it’s an idea that can take hold in Leadership expert Sally Helgesen has trained outer world, we must turn towards our inner endurance. But just one week before the your child?
readers who are only exposed to characters thousands of high achievers - men and women world. final phase of training, the programme was Award-winning illustrator Mona Yakzan hosts
who look and think like themselves. With - to reach new heights. Again and again, she abruptly cancelled. this special card-making workshop for young
many readers thirsting for characters they sees that women face specific and different Politics and prejudice meant Wally never children.
can identify with, how do you tackle this roadblocks from men as they advance in the flew into space. Undeterred, she went on Your child will create a lovely set of cards and
authentically as a writer? Author of the NYT workplace. In fact, the very habits that helped to become an accomplished pilot and learn how to make even more cards for family
bestselling Summoner series Taran Matharu women early in their careers can hinder them America's first female aviation safety and friends. Perfect for any occasion!
explores racial tensions through fantasy as they move up. inspector. The tutor: Mona Yakzan is an award-winning
fiction, while scholar and New Zealand In How Women Rise, Sally identifies the 12 Sue Nelson, author of Wally Funk’s Race Lebanese/Cypriot artist who has illustrated
Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh habits that hold women back as they seek to for Space, discusses a remarkable life and many children’s books and won several
specialises in Pacific Islander literature, advance, drawing on decades of stories and Wally’s ongoing pursuit of space travel. awards, most recently the Etisalat award for
and in The Guggenheim Mystery Robin insights. This talk is essential guidance for Children’s Book of the Year 2017.
Stevens explores the thought processes of women seeking advancement in their careers. Ticket admits 1 child and 1 accompanying
a young autistic boy. Come and hear their adult.
thoughts on writing from and about different All materials provided.
backgrounds and perspectives.
Workshops and Masterclasses Children’s sessions Adult sessions Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessions32 Saturday 2 March 2019 Saturday 2 March 2019 33
Space Tortoise: Drawing
Workshop with Ross
Montgomery
15:30 - 16:30
Age: 3-7 | English | AED 100 | No: 819
If you love drawing, then this is the event
for you! Young children will love this highly
interactive workshop as they hear Ross
Montgomery read his Space Tortoise story
and then have fun with a creative drawing
Conflict Resolution: Nadifa activity. Adults please prepare to join in and
bring your imaginations too! Limited numbers
Mohamed, Ashis Ray & Lalage so get your ticket without delay.
Snow Ticket admits 1 child and 1 accompanying
DISCOVERING THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
adult.
14:00 - 15:00
discovering
DISCOVERING
Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation
Dubai Abulhoul: Emirati
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
AED 75 | No: 058
the FHow do we learn to live together – especially
or many, the business agenda is so
all-consuming and modern creature
comforts so extensive that they can
Folktales What Do We Do When We Miss Peter Frankopan: The New Silk
in the shadow of bitter conflicts?
spend months, even years, in the United
Arab Emirates without understanding Something?: Reading and Roads
14:00 - 15:00 Writing Workshop with Bothayna
anything about the region’s history and
Our panel of fiction and non-fiction writers
culture. But that attitude is changing.
The government is actively promoting
discusses how we address, and move on from, Age: 9+ | Arabic | AED 50 | No: 004 16:00 - 17:00
Al-Essa
its culture and heritage, encouraging
Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation
Emiratis, residents and tourists to visit
conflict and build a better world – and what
cultural sites. Historic buildings are
being renovated and opened up to
Traditional stories have an amazing array
we can learn from people who find personal
the public. Meanwhile, international
of characters, some scary and some not AED 75 | No: 011
Francesca Affleck students are becoming increasingly
interested in the region, and not just
as frightening as they appear. Join Dubai
14:30 - 15:30
“All roads used to lead to Rome. Today, they
peace amid violence.
for its record-breaking buildings and
Age: 6-9 | Arabic | AED 50 | No: 818
lead to Beijing.”
economic success.
Nadifa Mohamed is the author of the Abulhoul and discover how her passion
When Laila’s family decides to travel, she
Lavishly illustrated with photographs
Following the Silk Roads eastwards, from
of people and places not on the tourist
highly acclaimed novel The Orchard of Lost
trail, this book offers its audience for these stories which are passed from
a wealth of information in an easy, faces a very big problem. What is it?
Souls, which was praised for showing how
accessible manner. It also provides
generation to generation inspired her to Europe through to China, by way of Russia
an invaluable resource to schools and
How will Laila and her friend solve this
teachers and encourages the reader to
write books for children with well-known and the Middle East, The New Silk Roads
Francesca Affleck
“the echo of war reverberates down the
investigate and explore further.
problem?
generations.” She was recently announced as traditional characters at their heart. Should will bring the story up to date and provide a
In this interactive session, award-winning
a 2018 recipient of an Arts and Literary Arts we judge people based on how they look or timely reminder that we live in a world that is
author Bothayna Al-Essa will lead the group
Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation act? Come and hear about Abu Al Salasel, profoundly interconnected.
in reading the story, followed by a creative
and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of a strange creature with red skin who is Peter Frankopan looks at the world of 2018
writing activity in which children can write and
Literature. covered in metal chains; but what is he and examines how it is changing and why
share their own yearning and how they can
Ashis Ray is an award-winning broadcaster REALLY like? it matters not only to those in government
UAE – Discovery 101: Francesca Dubai Abulhoul is an Emirati author who
get over it.
and business, but also to travellers, parents
and journalist, the longest-serving Indian
Affleck & Roudha Al Marri foreign correspondent and author of Laid to first found fame with her novel Galagolia.
The tutor: Bothayna Al-Essa is a Kuwaiti
of newborns, and sports fans - and asks us to
author and founder of the Takween bookshop
Rest: The Controversy Over Subhas Chandra She is currently writing a series of children’s re-read who we are and where we are in the
14:00 - 15:00 and writing platform; she has published
Bose’s Death. He will discuss the prospects for books inspired by Emirati folklore, with four world, illuminating the themes on which all our
Adult | English with sim. Arabic translation several children’s books, most recently What
resolution to the ongoing Kashmir crisis. published so far. She was named “Young lives and livelihood depend.
Free | No: 026 Do We Do When We Miss?
Lalage Snow is an award-winning Arab of the Year” in 2016 at the first
Since the UAE was formed in 1971 it has grown Ticket admits 1 child and 1 accompanying
photojournalist, writer and filmmaker who Young Arab Awards for her work in youth
exponentially to become the cosmopolitan adult.
advocacy, literature, and journalism.
hub we know today – but how much do you
has covered war and unrest in the Middle All materials provided. James Owens: The World is
East and Afghanistan since 2007. Her book
actually know about the Emirates? Whether
War Gardens explores current conflicts
Just a Book Away
you’ve lived here your entire life, or this oasis in
through the peaceful act of gardening, a topic 16:00 - 17:00
the desert is your adopted place of residence,
also covered in her BBC documentary The Adult | English | AED 75 | No: 019
or even a pit stop on your way somewhere
Gardeners of Kabul. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what
else, there is plenty still to discover. Join
Francesca Affleck, a British teacher-turned- The Dalai Lama and Liam Neeson have
author of Discovering the United Arab in common, you have found your answer.
Emirates, and Roudha Al Marri, Emirati travel Recognising the life-changing nature of
fanatic and author of UAE 101: Stories and reading, USC professor James J. Owens
Cultural Learnings for a tour of a nation that captures the stories of how books and reading
people of all walks of life call Home. inspired some of the world’s most prominent
people in his anthology The World is Just a
Book Away.
Working through his charity of the same name,
Owens seeks to promote global literacy. Learn
more about his work in this powerful talk.
Workshops and Masterclasses Children’s sessions Adult sessions Publishing sessions Special/Meal sessions Youth sessionsYou can also read
