{"id":72257,"date":"2026-09-03T10:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T06:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=72257"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T06:24:53","slug":"emirates-literature-foundation-announces-september-programme-for-its-dubai-international-writers-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/emirates-literature-foundation-announces-september-programme-for-its-dubai-international-writers-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Literature Foundation Announces September Programme For Its Dubai International Writers’ Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Launched under Emirates Literature Foundation<\/u><\/a>, The Dubai International Writers’ Centre<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(DIWC) continues its year-round programme supporting writers, readers, and the wider creative community with a full slate of events taking place this September. From hands-on writing workshops to free poetry nights, spanning English, Arabic, in-person and virtual formats, there really is something for everyone:<\/p>\n

The Sunday Letter Club\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

A quarterly social gathering bringing together curious, creative, and like-minded people for an afternoon of conversation, connection, and letter writing.<\/p>\n

When: <\/b><\/strong>Sunday, 6 September 2026 | 2:00 \u2013 4:00 PM<\/p>\n

Where: <\/b><\/strong>Emirates Literature Foundation Office | AED 105<\/p>\n

Language: <\/b><\/strong>English<\/p>\n

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Writing Gym\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

A casual two-hour session of writing sprints, creative challenges, prompts, and independent writing designed to get participants motivated, inspired, and putting words down.<\/p>\n

When: <\/b><\/strong>Thursday, 10 September 2026 | 7:00 \u2013 9:00 PM<\/p>\n

Where: <\/b><\/strong>Emirates Literature Foundation Office | AED 55<\/p>\n

Language: <\/b><\/strong>English<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Community Poetry Night\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Presented with Medina Creatives, celebrating the \u201cArt of Connection\u201d with an evening of collaborative poetry, live music, featured performers, and fresh voices.<\/p>\n

When: <\/b><\/strong>Friday, 18 September 2026 | 7:00 \u2013 9:00 PM<\/p>\n

Where: <\/b><\/strong>Emirates Literature Foundation Office | Free<\/p>\n

Language: <\/b><\/strong>English – with multi-lingual performances<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Book Launch: <\/b><\/strong>The Soul That Wandered East <\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>by Jay Palfrey\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Filmmaker and world traveller, Jay Palfrey\u2019s journeys through 45 countries have garnered millions of views and his debut novel, The Soul That Wandered East<\/i><\/em>, reflects that same experience of self-discovery.<\/p>\n

When: <\/b><\/strong>Saturday, 19 September 2026 | 7:00 \u2013 9:00 PM<\/p>\n

Where: <\/b><\/strong>Emirates Literature Foundation Office | Free<\/p>\n

Language: <\/b><\/strong>English<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How to Design a Book Cover\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Art director Mohammed A. Aljebouri leads an interactive online workshop exploring how typography, imagery, and colour transform manuscripts into compelling visual identities.<\/p>\n

When: <\/b><\/strong>Friday, 25 September 2026 | 11:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM<\/p>\n

Where: <\/b><\/strong>Virtual, via Zoom | AED 105<\/p>\n

Language: <\/b><\/strong>Arabic<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Book Launch: <\/b><\/strong>Talk Human <\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>by Luca Allam\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Executive communication coach and podcast host Luca Allam launches his first book, exploring authentic communication and why finding your voice matters more than ever in an AI-driven world.<\/p>\n

When: <\/b><\/strong>Friday, 25 September 2026 | 7:00 \u2013 9:00 PM<\/p>\n

Where: <\/b><\/strong>Emirates Literature Foundation Office | Free<\/p>\n

Language: <\/b><\/strong>English<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

DIWC and the Emirates Literature Foundation continue to offer a growing calendar of workshops, talks, support groups, networking events, book launches, and professional development sessions for the literary and creative community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Launched under Emirates Literature Foundation, The Dubai International Writers’ Centre\u00a0(DIWC) continues its year-round programme supporting writers, readers, and the wider creative community with a full slate of events taking place this September. From hands-on writing workshops to free poetry nights, spanning English, Arabic, in-person and virtual formats, there really is something for everyone: The Sunday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","animate-on-scroll"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72259,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72257\/revisions\/72259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}