Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Jan 29-Feb 2, 2025
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature brings people from around the world together in the heart of Dubai each year. This celebration transcends borders and languages as talented writers entertain, inspire, and connect us. They share diverse ideas and perspectives, creating a rich dialogue that bridges cultures and guides us towards a brighter future.
Website: https://emirateslitfest.com/
The 44th Sharjah International Book Fair opened on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Expo Centre Sharjah under the theme “Between You and a Book.” The emirate once again turns a new page in its long story with knowledge, gathering more than 2,350 publishing houses from 81 countries, including 1,224 Arab and 1,126 international publishers, presenting […]
A landmark anthology of Palestinian poetry is being published by Chicago-based indie house Haymarket Books this week. Entitled Heaven Looks Like Us the publisher describes it as ‘a love letter to Palestinian ancestors, their descendants, and their land, to all anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles, to a history that will never be forgotten, and to a […]
Salma El-Wardany has been announced as one of the five judges for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. The author, presenter, poet, and speaker joins an exceptional panel chaired by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, alongside poet and novelist Mona Arshi, writer and comedian Cariad Lloyd, and broadcaster Annie Macmanus. El-Wardany, whose debut novel […]
International Publishers Congress 4-6 December Website: https://publisherscongress.com/about/
Più Libri Più Liberi, Italy 4 – 8 December Più libri is the first Italian fair dedicated exclusively to independent publishing where every year around 500 publishers, coming from all over Italy, present their news and their catalog to the public. Website:...
Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP), Brazil Website: https://www.flip.org.br/
