Monday 21 October 2013

@emirateslitfest EMIRATES FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE REVEALS SPARKLING AUTHOR LINE-UP FOR MARCH 2014


A literary feast is in store for next year’s Emirates Festival of Literature as organisers announced a sparkling author line-up for the 2014 event with an expansive programme covering a diverse range of subjects, styles and genres.
Now in its sixth year, the programme includes world-renowned writers, speakers and politicians who will converge on Dubai for what is recognised as one of the leading international literary festivals in the world.
Following its success in 2013, which saw it named as ‘Best Festival’ in the Middle East Events Awards, the Festival will go forward for 2014 with a new name – now to be called the Emirates Festival of Literature (formerly Emirates Airline Festival of Literature).
More than 100 authors from 24 countries will be part of the event, which takes place from 4-8 March 2014 and is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and in partnership with title sponsor Emirates and the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated Authority for culture, arts, and heritage. In March the Festival was honoured to become, by Royal decree, part of the newly established Emirates Literature Foundation.
The great reveal of next year’s attending authors was made at a gala dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel, also the venue for the Festival itself, to an audience of authors, dignitaries, sponsors and partners.
“Emirates supports many events, both in Dubai and across the world. But this festival is particularly fitting for what we do every day – that is connecting people, cultures and minds across our vast six continent network. Each year, the festival produces a flurry of creativity, ideas and debates that buzz around Festival City and reverberate across Dubai. It is a true literary feast – and for anyone who has not been able to make the festival, I would strongly urge you to try this time,” said Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations – Centre.
Author line-up
The 2014 programme includes, among others, best-selling authors Joanne Harris, Jojo Moyes, Marc Levy, Tash Aw and Amish; crime and thriller writers Peter James and Simon Kernick and a strong Arabic contingent which features Mohammed Achaari, Saud Alsanaousi, Maitha Al Khayat, Alia Mamdouh, and Ibrahim Nasrallah.
The world of celebrity will be represented by prima ballerina and judge of the TV show Strictly Come Dancing Darcey Bussell, lyricist Tim Rice, and Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, book club champions and icons of British day-time television, while cricketing commentator Henry Blofeld will entertain with tales from his memoirs.
Politicians and journalists are also to the fore with diplomat Paddy Ashdown, physicist and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili, and TV correspondents and journalists Jeremy Bowen, John McCarthy, Amit Chaudhuri and Pankaj Mishra.
The packed programme also includes sessions from poet Pam Ayres and former UK poet laureate Andrew Motion.
Dr Salah Al Qassim, Advisor to the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, said: “Building on Dubai Government’s strategy of supporting the growth of arts and culture industry, as one of the founding supporters of the LitFest, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority has seen the initiative grow from strength-to-strength, creating a genuine appreciation for the written word among audiences from across the region. The sixth edition of the LitFest, which will set the stage for the world’s foremost authors, will once again reinforce Dubai’s credentials as a world-class events destination, while supporting the vision of the Emirate to become one of the world’s most sought-after cultural and artistic destinations.”
The 2014 Festival also includes a vibrant programme for children of all ages. Amongst the lively collection of speakers are John Burningham, Helen Oxenbury and Tony Ross who will lead sessions based on their well-loved stories and picture books; Eoin Colfer and Francesca Simon who will appeal to school-aged children with the misdemeanours of Artemis Fowl and the humorous adventures of Horrid Henry; while Charlie Higson (Young Bond, The Enemy) will engage older children and young adults.
As ever, education will be a strong element to the children’s programme, which will include outreach author visits and the two dedicated Education days.
Festival theme
The theme for 2014 is Metamorphosis, which will be adopted throughout a range of sessions and panel discussions. Not only is it one of the great motifs that shape story-telling, it will be used to explore change in all its many forms, creatively, physically and intellectually.
Isobel Abulhoul OBE, Festival Director, said “The theme is very apt for next year, and after winning the wonderful accolade of Best Festival, we continue to evolve. Each year our international reputation grows and this has helped us attract our stunning line-up of authors, resulting in a programme that is exciting, enriching and accessible. I must especially thank HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his gracious patronage of the Festival and his commitment to literature in the UAE. The success of the Festival is also due to our wonderful sponsors, who share our vision and belief in creating a world-class event, and I must particularly extend our gratitude to our partners Emirates and Dubai Culture and Arts Authority for their magnificent support. I would also like to thank our international and locally-based authors who so willingly give their time, our Festival Friends, the bedrock of our public support, and all the Festival audiences whose enthusiasm and appetite for literature make the Festival such a worthwhile and rewarding experience for all involved.”
The Workshop and Masterclass series will run alongside the main sessions and featured lectures such as the prestigious Orwell lecture. Most sessions will be simultaneously translated between Arabic and English, and there will additional language translations in selected sessions, including those in the French strand.
Genres featured include fiction, journalism, history, poetry, science, sport, self-publishing, creative writing, Arabic language, calligraphy, cookery, biography, crime/thriller, travel, psychology, children, dance, economics, fantasy, business, illustration, cartoons, folk tales and life-enrichment.
Special Events and Sessions
One of the highlights of this year’s Festival will be Desert Stanzas, introduced last year to great acclaim, a magical occasion celebrating world poetry performed against the atmospheric back-drop of the desert. The Murder Mystery Dinner also returns, a light-hearted evening where diners combine their sleuthing skills with those of the visiting authors and compete to be the first table to solve the mystery.
New this year will be Friday Rhythms – an evening of poetry and music which will include an innovative rock/poetry fusion performance by LiTTLe MaCHiNe.
Also new for 2014 is Literary Idol – a cross between Pop Idol and Dragon’s Den, where a panel of experts critique writers’ unpublished work, which will be read aloud by an actor. The highly popular Quick Pitch, which gives budding novelists the chance to have their synopsis assessed in a one-to-one session with literary agent Luigi Bonomi, is expected to be one of the first sessions to sell out.
The art of calligraphy will be a special feature of this year’s event, with world-renowned calligraphers Hassan Massoudy and Dave Wood displaying and explaining their skills.
Female Focus will be the principal feature of Thursday morning, with sessions which celebrate women’s achievements, and the opportunity to share experiences and debate the changing role of women. Sessions will be in Arabic and English and topics covered will include career, work-life balance, health, fulfilment, marriage, parenting and success.
The Wednesday Watani Debate is also back, and will examine the strength of family ties, with an ancillary debate on the influence of Arabic women on world matters.
Festival-goers will also be able to enjoy the fun and spectacle of The Fringe, while keeping the younger members of the family fully occupied in The Time Out Kids’ Zone.
Competitions
One of the key tenets of the Festival is a commitment to education, and the popularity of the competitions available for students is testament to the success of this mission.
Entries for the three competitions – the Chevron Readers’ Cup, the Taaleem Poetry Award, and the Oxford University Press Story Writing Competition - are all significantly up on last year. These are held in Arabic and English and the winners are honoured at the Festival at special prize ceremonies.
This year a new competition has been launched – Qasidah Par Coeur, a performance poetry competition for young people aged 14-18.
This will be the second year for the Montegrappa First Fiction competition, which gives unpublished novelists the chance to be heard by having their work evaluated by Luigi Bonomi, one of the UK’s top literary agents, and win a trip to London Book Fair, amongst other prizes. The LitFest is delighted that one of the runners-up to last year’s First Fiction, Rachel Hamilton, has won a book deal with Simon and Schuster as a result of the competition, and we are proud to invite Rachel to the 2014 Festival as a published author.
Tickets
Tickets will go on sale on 20 January 2014, with Festival Friends having exclusive access one week in advance on 13 January at the Friends discounted price. Tickets will be on sale on-line at emirateslitfest.com and will also be available from the Festival Bookseller WH Smith’s selected outlets.

Festival Friends
The LitFest’s loyalty programme, Festival Friends, is back for 2014 with a range of special benefits including exclusive access rights, a discount on ticket prices, and priority booking. The Festival Friends programme is a wonderful way of supporting the Festival and offers excellent value for money.
All information about the Emirates Festival of Literature is on-line. Check for updates at www.emirateslitfest.com. Join us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/emirateslitfest), Twitter (www.twitter.com/emirateslitfest) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/EmiratesLitFest ) for competitions and more updates

Emirates Festival of Literature Author List 2014
Forename
Last name
Nationality
Genre
One-Liner
Kamal
Abdel-Malek
Egyptian
Fiction
Academic and novelist with an interest in cultural encounters. Author of 'America in an Arab Mirror' and 'Come with Me from Jerusalem'
Dubai
Abulhoul
Emirati
Children
Young Emirati author of ‘Galagolia: The Hidden Divination’
Mohammed
Achaari
Moroccan
Literary fiction
Moroccan poet, joint winner of the 2011 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Kate
Adie
British
Journalism & History
Renowned British reporter and author of non-fiction including 'The Kindness of Strangers',  'Into Danger' and ‘Fighting on the Home Front’
Amal Al
Agroobi
Emirati
Film
Emirati filmmaker, whose documentaries include 'Half Emirati' and 'The Brain that Sings'
Khalid
Albudoor
Emirati
Poetry
Emirati modernist poet and co-founder of the Emirati Writers' Union
Jim
Al-Khalili
Iraqi
Science
Leading theoretical physicist and youngest ever recipient of the Michael Faraday prize for scientific communication
Ali
Alsaloom
Emirati
Culture
Emirati cultural spokesperson and environmental awareness ambassador, best known for his 'Ask Ali' column in The National
Saud
alSanousi
Kuwaiti
Literary fiction
Kuwaiti novelist and journalist, whose novel 'The Bamboo Stalk' won the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Abdullah
Al-Shwaikh
Emirati
Workshop
Journalist and director of media affairs for various UAE government entities, currently working on various government social media projects

Amish
Indian
Fiction
Acclaimed as 'India's Tolkien'; author of the Shiva Trilogy, the fastest-selling book series in Indian history
Charles
Arthur
British
Journalism
Technology editor for the Guardian and author of 'Digital Wars: Apple, Google, Microsoft and the Battle for the Internet'
Paddy
Ashdown
British
History
British diplomat, former leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and author of 'A Brilliant Little Operation: The Cockleshell Heroes and the Most Courageous Raid of World War 2'
Tash
Aw
Malaysian
Literary fiction
Malaysian author whose novel 'The Harmony Silk Factory' won the Commonwealth Fiction Prize. His latest novel is 'Five Star Billionaire'
Pam
Ayres
British
Poetry
English poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter of radio and television programmes; her most recent collection is 'You Made Me Late Again'
Muna Al
Bahar
Emirati
Culture
Director of the social development programme of the Emirates Foundation
Jody
Ballard
American
Health
Artist, novelist and founder of women's wellness programmes, author of 'The Smell of Mud'
Samar
Mahfouz Barraj
Lebanese
Children
Lebanese author and translator, four of whose books for children have been shortlisted for the Etisalat Award
Amal
Belhoul
Emirati
Culture
Advisor to Watani and author of 'Al Muwatana El Salha'
Dherar
Belhoul
Emirati
Culture
Director General of Watani and author of 'Kharej El Nas'
Henry
Blofeld
British
Biography/ Sport
British sports journalist, cricket commentator for the BBC's Test Match special and author of ‘Squeezing the Orange’
Luigi
Bonomi
British
Publishing
Leading literary agent whose clients include Terry Wogan, and also the judge of the Montegrappa First Fiction competition
Arlette
Boutros
Lebanese
Calligraphy
Distinguished typographer, interior designer and writer, who also has a passion for Lebanese food demonstrated in her acclaimed cookbook, ‘Enjoy’
Mourad
Boutros
Lebanese
Calligraphy
One of the world’s most outstanding Arabic calligraphers, designers and typographers, founder of Boutros International
Jeremy
Bowen
British
Journalism
BBC Middle East Editor and author of the books 'Six Days' and 'War Stories'
John
Boyne
Irish
Fiction
Author of the internationally bestselling 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' and most recently 'This House is Haunted' and 'Stay Where You Are And Then Leave'
Ahmed
Bukhatir
Emirati
Culture
Emirati Nasheed singer, businessman and senator in the Sharjah council
Oliver
Burkeman
American
Science
Award-winning journalist, author of 'The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking'
John
Burningham
British
Children
Acclaimed children's illustrator, two-time Greenaway Medal-winner for 'Borka' and 'Mr Gumpy's Outing', and 2014 UK nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award
Darcey
Bussell
British
Arts
Widely considered to be one of the greatest English ballerinas of all time, awarded a CBE in 2006
Taghred
Chandab
American
Children/ Language
Lebanese-Australian children's author interested in promoting cultural awareness and tolerance
Rajiv
Chandrasekaran
Indian-American
History/ Journalism
National Editor of the Washington Post and author of the highly-acclaimed 'Imperial Life in the Emerald City' and ‘Little America: The War within the War for Afghanistan’
Ha-Joon
Chang
Korean
Business/ Economics
Award-winning economist, author of '23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism' and 'Economics: A User's Guide'
Amit
Chaudhuri
Indian
Poetry/ Travel
Author, critic and musician, winner of the Infosys Prize for Humanities - Literary Studies in 2012, his most recent book is 'Calcutta: Two Years in the City'
Eoin
Colfer
Irish
Children
Author of 'Airman', 'Half-Moon Investigations' and the award-winning 'Artemis Fowl' series
Justin
Cronin
American
Fantasy/ Sci-fi
Author of 'The Passage' and 'The Twelve'
Kyra
Dupont Troubetzkoy
Swiss
Fiction/ Culture
French-Swiss journalist and novelist, author of 'Le Hasard a tout prévu', currently working on a project on Emirati women
Nicholas
Evans
British
Fiction
Film producer, screenwriter and author of 'The Horse Whisperer' and 'The Brave'
Mohammed Al
Fahim
Emirati
Business
Emirati businessman, philanthropist and author of 'From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu Dhabi'
Liz
Fenwick
British
Fiction
Dubai-based author of 'The Cornish House' and 'A Cornish Affair'
Orlando
Figes
British
History
Historian of Russia best known for 'A People's Tragedy', as well as 'The Whisperers' and ‘Just Send Me Word’
Mohammad Ahmed
Fikree
Emirati
Illustration

Judy
Finnigan
British
Fiction
One half of Richard & Judy, and co-founder of Richard & Judy's Book Club, as well as being an author in her own right with ‘Eloise’
Vivian
French
British
Children
Prolific children's author whose 250 books include the 'Tales from the Five Kingdoms', 'Draglins', 'Sparkle Street' and 'Tiara Club' series
Seumas
Gallacher
British
Thriller
Crime writer whose books include 'Vengeance Wears Black' and 'Savage Payback'
Sally
Gardner
British
Children
Author of the Nestle Gold Award-winning 'I, Coriander' and the Carnegie Medal-winning 'Maggot Moon'
Manal Al
Ghdani
Emirati
Fiction
Emirati author of 'Ubar, The Lost City'
Rafia
Ghubash
Emirati
Culture
Founder of Bait al Banaat, the Middle East’s first women’s museum, founder of the Arab Network of Women in Science and Technology, and trustee of the Emirates Literature Foundation
Parween
Habib
Bahraini
Poetry
Poet and academic, 2011 winner of the George Washington University Dynamic Woman Award, working on developing methods of teaching the Arabic language
Rachel
Hamilton
British
Children
Runner-up in the first Montegrappa First Fiction competition, her children's book 'The Case of the Exploding Loo' won her representation by Luigi Bonomi and a book deal with Simon & Schuster
Joanne
Harris
British
Literary fiction/ Fantasy
Author of the bestselling 'Chocolat' and many more novels, most recently 'Peaches for Monsieur le Curé' and 'The Gospel of Loki'
Mohammad
Hassan
Emirati
Art

Charlie
Higson
British
Children
Author and comedy writer, best known for the book series 'Young Bond' and 'The Enemy' and TV shows including 'The Fast Show'
Kathy
Hoopmann
Australian
Special Needs
UAE-based author of 'All Cats have Asperger Syndrome' and the award-winning 'Inside Asperger's Looking Out'
Rachel
Hore
British
Fiction
Author of six novels, most recently 'The Silent Tide’, and Tutor in Creative Writing and Publishing at the University of East Anglia
Georgina
Howell
British
History/ Biography
Author of 'Daughter of the Desert', an acclaimed biography of Gertrude Bell
Peter
James
British
Thriller/ Crime
Author of the bestselling Roy Grace detective novels, most recently 'Dead Man's Time'
Buffi
Jashanmal
Bahraini
Arts
Author of 'Buffi's Dress Design' and former contestant on 'Project Runway'
Julia
Johnson
British
Children
UAE-based author of children's books, including 'One Humpy Grumpy Camel' and 'Leopard Boy'
Penny
Johnson
American
Culture
Co-editor of 'Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home' and associate editor of 'Jerusalem Quarterly'
Ali Ahmed
Kashwani
Emirati
Culture

Hala
Kazim
Emirati
Arts
Emirati artist and creator of 'Journey Through Change'
Simon
Kernick
British
Thriller/ Crime
Bestselling author of 'Relentless', 'Siege' and 'Ultimatum', among others. His novels are praised for their breakneck pace
Saniyasnain
Khan
Indian
Children
Indian television host and children's author with more than 100 children's books dealing with Islamic themes and issues  to his credit
Maitha Al
Khayat
Emirati
Children
Emirati children's author, whose book 'My Own Special Way' was named Best Children's Book at the 2011 Riyadh Children's Forum
Tessa
Kiros
Greek
Cookery
Cookbook author known for her evocation of place and taste in her books, which include 'Falling Cloudberries' and 'Recipes and Dreams from Italian Life'
Frank
Klötgen
German
Poetry
Slam poet, writer of hyperfictions and singer in the band Marilyn's Army, his most recent book is 'Büdchenzauber und Zechenverse', a mixture of novel, poetry and tourist guide
Andy
Lake
British
Business/ Economics
Specialist in Smart and Flexible Working, author of 'Smart Flexibility', 'Can Homeworking Save the Planet?' and the novel 'Shades of Green'
Christina
Lamb
British
Journalism
Sunday Times US Editor, five-time Foreign Correspondent of the Year and author of books including ‘Small Wars Permitting’ and co-author of ‘I Am Malala’
Prue
Leith
South African
Cooker
Restaurateur, cookery writer, businesswoman and novelist, whose most recent work is her memoir 'Relish'
Marc
Levy
French
Literary fiction
The most-read French author in the world, whose books include ‘If Only It Were True’ and ‘The Strange Journey of Mr Daldry’
Julie
Lewis
British
Adventure
Adventurer who led an expedition of UAE breast cancer survivors to Antarctica

LiTTLe MACHiNe
British
Poetry
Trio of poets and musicians who set well-known poems to music and perform them
Tim
Mackintosh-Smith
British
History/ Journalism/ TV production
Author of a trilogy of books following in the footsteps of the great traveller Ibn Battuta
Richard
Madeley
British
Fiction
One half of Richard & Judy, and co-founder of Richard & Judy's Book Club; now an author in his own tight with ‘Some Day I’ll Find You’
Sahar Naja
Mahfouz
Lebanese
Children
UAE-based Lebanese children's author, whose books include 'Zarafa Melia', and founder of the writers' group HUNNA
Francesca
Main
British
Publishing
Editorial Director of Picador UK, chosen in 2011 by the British Council to participate in a UK editors' tour of China
Alia
Mamdouh
Iraqi
Literary fiction
Iraqi novelist, essayist, and journalist whose novel ‘The Loved Ones’ won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2004.
Hassan
Massoudy
Iraqi
Calligraphy
Calligrapher whose work is influenced by tradition, by his study of modern art and by his frequent collaboration in stage productions
John
McCarthy
British
Journalism/ Travel
British journalist, writer and broadcaster who was held hostage in Lebanon for five years
Sarah
McIntyre
British-American
Children
Writer & illustrator whose works include 'Morris the Mankiest Monster', 'You Can't Eat a Princess' and 'Oliver and the Seawigs’
Alexander
McNabb
British
Thriller
Digital communications expert, author of 'Olives - A Violent Romance' and 'Beirut - An Explosive Thriller'
Deon
Meyer
South African
Thriller/ Crime
Award-winning South African thriller author, whose books published in English include 'Seven Days' and 'Trackers'
Pankaj
Mishra
Indian
History/ Journalism
Journalist, novelist and travel writer, author of the Orwell Prize-nominated 'From the Ruins of Empire'
Moni
Mohsin
Pakistani
Journalism/ politics
Novelist and journalist, author of 'The Diary of a Social Butterfly', based on her column in Pakistan's 'Friday Times'
Andrew
Motion
British
Poetry
UK Poet Laureate from 1999-2009, co-founder of the Poetry Archive and Poetry by Heart, his most recent collection is 'The Customs House'
Jojo
Moyes
British
Fiction
Two-times winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award, author of 'Me Before You' and the forthcoming 'I'll Take You There'
Khulood Al
Mu'alla
Emirati
Poetry
Respected Emirati poet, the first poet from the Gulf to win the Buland Al Haidari Award for Young Arab Poets. Her most recent collection is 'I Hold the Edge of the Light'
Abdulaziz
Musallam
Emirati
Folklore
Director of heritage and cultural affairs at the Sharjah Department of Culture and an expert on the folk history of the UAE, renowned for his storytelling skills
Abdulaziz Al
Najjar
Emirati
Children
Author of more than 40 children's books and founder of Al Salwa publishing house
Ibrahim
Nasrallah
Jordanian
Poetry & Literary fiction
Much-awarded novelist and poet, whose works include the IPAF-shortlisted 'The Time of White Horses'
Noura Al
Noman
Emirati
Fantasy/ Sci-fi
Children's author whose first Young Adult novel, 'Ajwan', is one of the handful of science fiction novels published in Arabic
Helen
Oxenbury
British
Children
Celebrated children’s illustrator, having won the Kate Greenaway medal twice. Best known for 'Farmer Duck' and 'We’re going on a Bear Hunt'
Patty
Paine
American
Poetry
Poet, founding editor of 'diode poetry journal' and editor of 'The Donkey Lady and Other Tales from the Arabian Gulf'
Katherine
Pancol
French
Fiction
Moroccan-born French novelist known for the bestselling 'Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles'
Anita
Papas
Lebanese
Self-development
Clinical psychologist who is passionate about positivity and personal growth, author of 'The Positive You!' and 'Go for It!'
Philip
Reeve
British
Children
Author of the bestelling 'Mortal Engines' series, as well as 'Larklight', 'Here Lies Arthur' and 'Oliver and the Seawigs'
Tim
Rice
British
Biography/ Sport/ Music
Lyricist and author whose stage musicals include 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat', 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Evita'
Tony
Ross
British
Children
Award-winning illustrator possibly best known for his work on the 'Horrid Henry' and 'Little Princess' series
Mariam Al
Saedi
Emirati
Fiction
Emirati writer of short stories
Wafaa Al
Saffar
Qatari
Children
Graphic designer, filmmaker and artist from Qatar; illustrator of 'The Donkey Lady and Other Tales from the Arabian Gulf'
Ali Al
Sayegh
Emirati
Poetry
Emirati Businessman and poet, whose poems have been published in the collection 'Awdat Al Nawras'
Raja
Shehadeh
Palestinian
Journalism/ Travel
Palestinian lawyer and writer, founder of human rights organisation Al-Haq and author of ‘Palestinian Walks’
Jamal Al
Shehhi
Emirati
Publishing
Emirati writer and publisher, founder of Kuttab publishing and host of ' Halaqat Wasel' on Dubai TV
Francesca
Simon
British-American
Children
Creator of the phenomenally popular 'Horrid Henry' series of children's books
William
Sitwell
British
Cookery
Author of 'The History of Food in 100 Recipes' and award-winning editor of 'Waitrose Kitchen' magazine
Ahdaf
Soueif
Egyptian
Literary fiction
Author, translator and political and cultural commentator known for her novel 'The Map of Love', the first recipient of the Mahmoud Darwish Award
Mona
Tayim
Jordanian
Language
Novelist, poet and journalist whose novels include the much talked-about 'Alarabizi Waljadeh Wardeh'
DJ
Taylor
British
Literary fiction/ Biography
Novelist, critic and biographer, author of the Whitbread-winning 'Orwell: The Life' and 'The Windsor Faction'
Nadine
Touma
Lebanese
Children
Lebanese artist, author and founder of publishing house Dar Onboz
Morgen
Witzel
British
Business/ Economics
Internationally-known writer, lecturer and thinker, whose books on management include 'Management Wisdom' and 'The Dragon and the Lotus'
Dave
Wood
Australian
Calligraphy
Australian calligrapher and designer
Rewa
Zeinati
Lebanese-American
Poetry
Author of 'Nietzsche's Camel Must Die' and founding editor of Sukoon Magazine


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