{"id":16656,"date":"2019-03-03T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T06:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=16656"},"modified":"2019-03-03T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T06:13:11","slug":"day-two-at-the-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/day-two-at-the-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Two At The Emirates Airline Festival Of Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second day of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature hosted a wide range of inspirational talks from some of the most influential people of our time, from doctors to activists via some of the children\u2019s favourites.<\/p>\n

Highlights of the day included \u2018Diary of a Wimpy Kid\u2019 children\u2019s author and illustrator, Jeff Kinney, meeting some of his biggest fans as they discovered why wimpy hero Greg Heffley has become so popular and how Jeff creates the jokes in the stories.<\/p>\n

Leadership expert Sally Helgeson discussed her book \u2018How Women Rise\u2019, which identified the 12 habits that hold women back as well as advising women on seeking advancement in their careers.<\/p>\n

Finally, the winner of the Montegrappa Writing Prize, the prestigious competition to discover unpublished novelists was announced. This year\u2019s first place went to Polly Phillips, a former journalist in the UK who is now a corporate communications consultant in Dubai. The novel, \u2018Keep Your Friends Close\u2019, is a domestic noir which looks at the nature of competition between women, focusing on a friendship that is inherently destructive, with a secret burning away at its core.<\/p>\n

Finally, the day finished off with a screening of the 2014 biographical romantic drama \u2018The Theory of Everything, accompanied by a Q&A from Dr. Jane Hawking, wife of the late Stephen Hawking, answering everyone\u2019s burning questions.<\/p>\n

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