Literary moments: Emirates LitFest 2025 in pictures

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is the Arab World's largest celebration of the written and spoken word, featuring international and regional writers, poets, thinkers, and speakers worldwide.

Students Mahveen and Salma on the opening day of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2025.

Children take part during a session. The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is a cornerstone of Dubai's cultural landscape, bringing together people worldwide and transforming this vibrant city into a hub of stories and ideas.

Over the last 15 years, more than 2000 authors from over one hundred countries have spoken at the Festival.

The Festival reached more than 380,000 people, in person and via live streaming.

Participants during the Youth ambassadors programme.

The Festival aims to develop a culture of reading as an enjoyable habit in the UAE, and its efforts have been recognised through many awards over the years.

It celebrates the power of literature and its unique ability to bridge cultures and diverse perspectives, reminding us of our shared humanity.

Over the years, the Festival has championed the joy of reading and a love of books, serving as a launchpad for local authors on the global stage.

The Emirates LitFest brings some of the biggest and brightest names from across the creative world to the UAE so audiences can meet the people behind their favourite stories.

Visitors take a selfie after a session.