This Is Your Chance to Meet the UAE's First Astronaut at Emirates LitFest 2020

Catch UAE astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansouri along with your favourite local and international writers

Tickets are now on sale for the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2020, the annual literary extravaganza which will take place from February 4 - 9, 2020 at the InterContinental, Dubai Festival City.

The entertaining and eclectic line-up has something for everyone, featuring big names, award-winning novelists and world-leading experts on the compelling issues facing us all today.

With insights on life’s big questions, ranging from how to save the planet, to how to make the world more sustainable, tolerant and harmonious for us all, book lovers can expect a stellar line up of multi-faceted programmes.

What's happening at Emirates Literature Festival this year

TV presenter and best-selling author Nadiya Hussain, Killing Eve creator Luke Jennings, historian Bettany Hughes, explorer Ranulph Fiennes, space scientist Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and UAE astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansouri are some of the inspiring writers who will entertain, inspire, challenge and excite people from all walks of life and of all ages.

Award-winning and best-selling authors include Tayari Jones, Jokha Alharthi, Hoda Barakat, Omaima Alkhamis, Esi Edugayan Mohammed Hanif, Linwood Barclay, Graeme Simsion, Santa Montefiori, Mitch Albom and Omar Saif Ghobash. Genres covered include literary, popular and crime fiction, business, history, spirituality, poetry, science, food, adventure and exploration and more.

There will be vibrant and interactive programs to keep children of all ages enthralled, and the Festival’s special events, which are consistently amongst the first to sell-out, feature the ever-popular Murder Mystery Dinner, the atmospheric Desert Stanzas, and a stunning Charity Gala finale - a celebration of music, poetry and readings in collaboration with Dubai Cares, in support of their programs for child refugees across the region.

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The Festival is held with Founding Partners Emirates Airline and the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated authority for heritage, arts, and culture.

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 United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.

To buy your tickets today and for the full list of authors, visit the offical site.