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Get ready for two weeks of literary action with the 2016 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. James Bond author Anthony Horowitz, award-winning children's writer Jacqueline Wilson, prolific Egyptian scholar and IPAF-winner Youssef Ziedan and astronaut superstar Chris Hadfield have confirmed their attendence at the festival next year, along with a host of international authors from around the world.
The complete line-up of the festival - to be will be held from March 1 to 12 - was announced at a star-studded lunch event at the InterContinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City. The line-up includes more than 140 names from 30 countries. For the full list of authors, visit www.emirateslitfest.com/authors.
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