fs ▁and ▁publish ers ▁such ▁as ▁John ▁Ag ard , ▁David ▁Al mond , ▁Ch et an ▁Bh ag at , ▁Luigi ▁B onom i , ▁Tim ▁Bow ler , ▁Bobby ▁Ch inn , ▁Ran j it ▁H os k ote , ▁Dal j it ▁Nag ra , ▁David ▁Nich oll s , ▁Al ast air ▁Reyn olds , ▁Dar ren ▁Sh an , ▁Sir ▁Terry ▁W og an ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁ 2 0 1 3 : ▁The ▁Festival ▁celebrated ▁its ▁fifth ▁anni versary ▁with ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁five ▁special ▁evening ▁events ▁including ▁a ▁grand ▁opening ▁ceremony , ▁Des ert ▁St anz as , ▁a ▁night ▁of ▁poetry ▁in ▁the ▁desert , ▁the ▁Mur der ▁Myst ery ▁D inner , ▁where ▁guests ▁were ▁a ided ▁by ▁international ▁authors ▁to ▁solve ▁a ▁‘ m ur der ’ , ▁The ▁L ighter ▁Side , ▁making ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁line - up ▁of ▁star ▁writers , ▁who ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁gift ▁for ▁comedy ▁authors ▁showed ▁off ▁their ▁com edic ▁skills ▁and ▁a ▁closing ▁event . ▁Att ende es ▁included ▁Jeff rey ▁Arch er , ▁Ken ▁Hom , ▁An up am ▁K her , ▁Nik ▁G ow ing , ▁Anthony ▁Hor ow itz , ▁Sh ob ha a ▁De , ▁J ef fer y ▁De aver , ▁Ly nd a ▁La ▁Pl ante , ▁Ian ▁Rank in , ▁Dan ▁R ather , ▁Tan ▁Tw an ▁Eng . ▁The ▁Festival ▁also ▁wel com ed ▁Royal ▁guests ▁including ▁His ▁High ness ▁She ikh ▁Moh ammed ▁bin