Making a living from the creative arts is a tough route to go down, but international best-selling Scottish author Ian Rankin showed that while it may not be overnight success, grit and determination can eventually pay off royally
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Dubai
Video: The evolution and future of books and authors
The Emirate Airline Festival of Literature was held last week in Dubai.
audiobooks
Book piracy costing millions in the Middle East
Rapid growth of the pirated books market remains a top concern for official operators in the region
Dubai
In pictures: Emirates LitFest starts in Dubai
Airline brings in 175 authors from over 30 countries to debate, discuss and engage audiences.
African National Congress
‘Never give up on South Africa’, Nelson Mandela’s former sec urges UAE expats
Nelson Mandela’s former private secretary Zelda La Grange is encouraging South African expats in the UAE to vote in their country’s upcoming general election
Arab reading
UAE reveals first homegrown ‘silent books’
Wordless picture books initiative started out as way to help refugee children arriving in Europe from Africa and the Middle East
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik
Renowned Arab author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik dies at 55
Tawfik was widely considered the first contemporary Arab writer of horror and science fiction
David Walliams
Tickets for Emirates Airline Festival of Literature go on sale next week
Actor, comedian and children’s author David Walliams among the stars at this year’s event
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Revealed: big name authors set for 2018 Dubai lit fest
David Walliams, Alexander McCall Smith and Anthony Horowitz to attend Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Alserkal Avenue
In pictures: Dubai Homegrown
From the founders of fast-growing creative district Alserkal Avenue, to the brains behind Sole DXB and Astrolabs, here are 10 non-government entrepreneurs that have shaken up the emirate’s cultural scene and paved the way for further creative and commercial activity in each of their fields