▁Centre . ▁ ▁The ▁Festival ▁is ▁held ▁each ▁March ▁in ▁Dub ai . ▁It ▁features ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁sessions ▁and ▁unique ▁events ▁including ▁work sh ops , ▁master classes , ▁panel ▁discuss ions ▁and ▁poetry ▁read ings . ▁The ▁programme ▁has ▁events ▁for ▁adult s ▁and ▁children ▁in ▁Arab ic , ▁English , ▁French ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁languages . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 4 4 , 0 0 0 + ▁visitors ▁attend ▁the ▁festival ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁daily ▁sessions , ▁the ▁Festival ▁conduct s ▁a ▁" F ring e " ▁for ▁children ▁to ▁encou rage ▁local ▁talent . ▁Stud ents ▁also ▁get ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁meet ▁international ▁authors ▁during ▁the ▁" E ducation ▁Days ". ▁ ▁The ▁Festival ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Inter Cont inental ▁Hotel , ▁Dub ai ▁Festival ▁City , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Em ir ates ▁and ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁Culture ▁& ▁Arts ▁Author ity , ▁the ▁Em ir ates ' ▁authority ▁for ▁culture , ▁arts , ▁and ▁her itage . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁The ▁Em ir ates ▁Air line ▁International ▁Festival ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁was ▁launched ▁with ▁ 6 5 ▁international ▁authors ▁including ▁Ch im am anda ▁Ad ich ie , ▁Simon ▁Ar mit age , ▁Jung ▁Ch ang , ▁Im t ia z ▁D h ark er , ▁Carol ▁Ann ▁D uff y , ▁Sir ▁Ran ul ph ▁F iennes , ▁Nu jo om ▁Al - G han em , ▁Philipp a ▁Gregory , ▁Victoria ▁His