May 23 to 29 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, the festival will feature an expansive programme of cultural, professional and educational elements. The event is being held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and is organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. We are proud to host this event, which reinforces our position as one of the most prominent intellectual and literary forums in region Ali bin Tamim, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre