Hay Festival Abu Dhabi 2020 Programme

A panel discussion on the future of the book industry in the UAE and beyond. Participants include Asma Siddiq al Mutawaa, founder of Al Multaqa; Ahlam Bolooki, Director of Emirates Airline Festival; Ahmed Al Ali, Editor at Rewayat, the fiction imprint of Kalimat Group; Saeed Al Tunaji, Publishing Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism's Kalima. Chaired by Salha Obaid Hassan.

How to get ahead in publishing: a guide for aspiring writers, publishers and book-lovers with the Chair and Director of Hay Festivals. Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri is the Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority whose jurisdiction covers most publishing activity in Sharjah including the Publishing Free Zone, public libraries, Sharjah International Book Fair and Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. Caroline Michel is CEO of the international agency Peters Fraser & Dunlop and has worked in publishing for 30 years. Peter Florence founded the Hay Festival in 1987 and chaired the Booker Prize Jury in 2019.