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              Literary festivals

              From UAE book fairs to international gatherings

              An Emirati folk group performs at Beijing International Book Fair, where the UAE is the guest country of honour. Photo: China News Service

              At Beijing Book Fair, ancient ceramics reveal Sharjah’s links with China

              BooksJune 19, 2026
              The UAE pavilion highlights the cultural exchange between the Emirates and China. Wam

              UAE opens Guest of Honour Programme at Beijing International Book Fair

              BooksJune 18, 2026
              Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi and Poland’s Culture Minister Marta Cienkowska watch a calligraphy demonstration at the Warsaw International Book Fair. Photo: Sharjah Book Authority
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              Sharjah opens Warsaw book fair as first Arab guest of honour

              BooksMay 29, 2026
              Every summer several UK cities gear up for cultural and literary festivals. Getty

              Britain's book festivals reveal a nation wiser than many of its politicians

              CommentMay 27, 2026
              Emirates Literature Foundation founder Isobel Abulhoul says the honour carries both personal and institutional significance. Photo: Emirates Literature Foundation

              Sheikh Zayed Book Award win aids Literature Foundation’s goals for young readers

              CultureApril 29, 2026
              Sharjah unveils its Guest of Honour programme ahead of Warsaw International Book Fair 2026. Photo: Sharjah Book Authority

              Sharjah named Guest of Honour at Warsaw International Book Fair

              BooksApril 24, 2026
              Said Khatibi, winner of the 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel Swimming Against the Tide, also known as I Resist the River’s Course. Photo: Ipaf

              Algerian novelist Said Khatibi wins 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

              CultureApril 09, 2026
              Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz at his Cairo home in October 1988, days after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature. AFP

              Cairo's Diwan Publishing brings Nobel winner Naguib Mahfouz to new readers

              BooksJanuary 28, 2026
              Travel writer Tim Mackintosh-Smith will take part in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Satish Kumar for The National

              Author Tim Mackintosh-Smith on how to travel like Ibn Battuta

              BooksJanuary 24, 2026
              Emirati poet Shamma Al Bastaki will share stories from old Dubai on January 25. Victor Besa / The National

              13 inspiring sessions you can still get tickets for at Emirates LitFest

              BooksJanuary 20, 2026
              British-Ethiopian writer Lemn Sissay will be at Sharjah Festival of African Literature. Photo: Aida Muluneh

              Sharjah Festival of African Literature returns with continent's leading voices

              BooksJanuary 07, 2026
              The 18th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature returns in January with regional and international authors and speakers in attendance. Leslie Pableo for The National

              Ruth Ware, Asma Khan and Scott Turrow lead Emirates LitFest 2026 line-up

              BooksDecember 04, 2025
              Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie leads a line-up of top international authors at this year's Sharjah International Book Fair. Getty Images

              Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie opens new chapter with the Arab world

              BooksNovember 10, 2025
              A likeness of Avicenna, a philosopher prominent in the era that came to represent the height of an Arabic intellectual culture. Getty images

              New research rewrites the story of Arabic literature’s ‘lost century’

              BooksOctober 20, 2025
              Visitors at the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre stand at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. Photo: Zoran Mircetic / Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre

              Digital Arabic Library launching in 2026 to expand global reach for publishers

              BooksOctober 17, 2025
              A likeness of Avicenna found in the Collection of Russian Academy of Sciences. Getty images

              Avicenna’s legacy is global – so why has the Arab world forgotten him?

              BooksMay 04, 2025
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