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Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Draws 117,000 Attendees With some events held outdoors for safety and all physical programs restricted in crowd size, the Emirates Airline Festival maintained a strong digital component, as well. An outdoor event at the 2021 Emirates Festival of Literature in Dubai, with spaced outdoor seating. Image: EAFL Held Across Three Weekends in Different Venues As Publishing Perspectives readers know, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is one of the few such major events to go forward in the last year with a physical presence. The event was presented with the support of Founding Partners Emirates Airline and the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, the emirate’s dedicated authority for culture, heritage, arts, and literature. ....
taking place over three weekends in a format that reinvigorates the popular annual event. This year s festival, which runs until February 13, will adopt a hybrid approach, hosting live appearances from several regional and international authors, as well as online sessions embracing literature, art, science and film. A number of literary heavyweights are scheduled to appear at the event , including Elif Shafak, Amin Maalouf and Lemn Sissay, and Dubai’s own Booker Prize-finalist Avni Doshi. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! Get your skates on, book your tickets and select those seats as seating and tickets are limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Who will you be seeing at the #EmiratesLitFest this year? pic.twitter.com/kRLXVODflz EmiratesLitFest (@EmiratesLitFest) ....