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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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Every summer several UK cities gear up for cultural and literary festivals. Getty

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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A likeness of Avicenna found in the Collection of Russian Academy of Sciences. Getty images

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