Sharjah’s Onshur Scale Track: A Blueprint for Sustainable Publishing Growth in the UAE
While other countries may not have the UAE’s resources or govt. commitment to publishing to match the model in full, there’s much to be learned here.
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Tag: MENA publishing
Saudi Arabia’s Media Revolution: Opportunities for Publishers
What 43% of Saudis Under 39 Means for Publishing
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Kuwait’s 47th Islamic Book Fair: Fostering “Civilisational Awareness” in a Global Context
As so often with fairs of this nature, the stress was on books and reading in the pursuit “knowledge” rather than the art of storytelling and literature for entertainment.
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Jordan’s Amman International Book Fair 2025: Dates Announced
This annual event has grown into a cornerstone of Jordan’s literary landscape, attracting visitors and participants from across the globe.
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Saudi Arabia Expands Its Book Fair Programme: Jazan Book Fair Underway
The event is part of a broader initiative to expand book fairs across the Kingdom.
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UAE – Launch of the Fifth Young Voices of Arabia Anthology at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
The anthology features stories from 22 award-winning young authors from the 2024 Voices of Future Generations for the Middle East competition, which I’m dismayed to admit I’ve not previously covered here on TNPS,
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Egypt – Abu Dhabi at the Cairo International Book Fair
Increasingly at these book fairs, the line is being blurred between “public facing” and “professional”, and in increasing numbers the industry names and faces we are all used to seeing at the big western publishing events are lining up to be at these emerging market events, at the same time as regional players are upping their game.
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UAE – Winners of the First Chapter, ELF Seddiqi Writers’ Fellowship Announced
This is a wonderful fellowship story that deserves much wider reportage.
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Egypt – TNPS suggests the Land of the Pharaohs leverage its rich history to become a powerhouse on the international publishing stage
While Sharjah has a head-start, I fully expect Egypt to become a major player on the international publishing circuit as this decade unfolds.
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Cairo International Book Fair Spotlight: Qatar in Egypt
At one time seen as a publishing backwater and mere “public-facing” book fair by most western publishing industry players, Cairo is fast becoming a key arena for global participation.
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Egypt – Saudi Arabia’s Participation in the 56th Cairo International Book Fair
Whatever the future holds for the fossil fuel economies, Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich nations all understand they need to diversify, that cultural sectors like publishing can be both lucrative and rewarding
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UAE – 1st Sharjah Literature Festival begins January 17
The festival programme features a diverse array of events themed around literature, children’s literature, history and heritage, essay literature, the Arabic language, science fiction and fantasy, autobiography, thought, and miscellaneous events.
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