The 2021 doing of the Hay Festival online opens and closes with gala presentations, reportedly to be streamed from Hay-on-Wye.
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Draws 117,000 Attendees
With some events held outdoors for safety , the Emirates Airline Festival maintained a strong digital component.
England’s LoveReading Opens a New ‘LitFest’ for Consumer Subscription
Subscribers pay £6 monthly for author interviews and other features at the new LoveReading LitFest video offering, a marketing outlet.
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Holds Its Final Weekend
Lemn Sissay is a headliner as the three-week festival closes its hybrid run for this year, having engaged more than 90 authors.
Writers’ House of Georgia, British Library, Words Without Borders Announce Festival
This digital literary festival’s February 25 to 28 dates reflect Georgia’s annexation by and independence from the Soviet Union.
Industry Notes: UAE’s Emirates Fest Tickets On Sale; Canada’s Hebb Grants Open
Industry Notes: Tickets to the hybrid Emirates Festival of Literature, and grant applications open at the Access Copyright Foundation.
UAE: Dubai’s 2021 Emirates Airline Festival Names Authors Speaking
More than 90 authors have been announced for the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, scheduled for both physical and digital formats.
Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2020: A COVID-Aware Edition
Singapore’s 2020 Asian Festival of Children’s Content draws from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas for its programming.
Frankfurter Buchmesse: Four German Houses Sign on Together
Four German publishing houses—Aufbau, C.H. Beck, Klett-Cotta, and Suhrkamp—announce they will attend the physical Frankfurter Buchmesse with a joint stand.
UAE: Emirates Airline Festival Announces a Hybrid Edition for February
The 2021 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai is planning ‘a mix of live physical events, probably staged outdoors, and online streaming.’