{"id":16608,"date":"2019-03-02T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T06:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=16608"},"modified":"2019-03-02T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T06:19:23","slug":"day-one-at-the-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/day-one-at-the-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Day One At The Emirates Airline Festival Of Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural day of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature played host to a melting pot of conversation, storytelling and insightful dialogue from a host of literary titans, discussing everything from space to social media.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the day included a panel of superwomen including Sue Nelson (<em>Wally Funk\u2019s Race for Space<\/em>), Kate Pankhurst (<em>Fantastically Great Women<\/em>) and Nicola Tallis (<em>Elizabeth\u2019s Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys<\/em>) discuss the most inspiring \u2018Women in History\u2019, from the Suffragettes to Queen Elizabeth.<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s author and illustrator Tony de Saulles brought his illustrious \u2018Bee Boy\u2019 to life, teaching children the importance of bees and conservation.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary ballerina and Strictly Come Dancing judge Darcey Bussell mesmerised audiences with tales of her inspiring career as a ballerina and excerpts from her stunning autobiography \u2018Evolve\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, astronauts from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre revealed their plans for space travel to a full house of eager UAE fans.<\/p>\n<p>Images of Day One of the festival can be viewed and downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1CPCHWIOspilOGvpW6BK_JlTN6ZZ3gidd\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16609\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B-1024x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B-732x454.jpg 732w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B-1140x707.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16610\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B1-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B1-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B1-732x485.jpg 732w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B1-1140x756.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural day of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature played host to a melting pot of conversation, storytelling and insightful dialogue from a host of literary titans, discussing everything from space to social media. 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