lop , ▁I bra him ▁K uni , ▁Frank ▁McC ourt ▁( his ▁final ▁appearance ▁before ▁his ▁death ), ▁Mark ▁Tul ly , ▁among ▁others . ▁ 2 0 1 0 : ▁The ▁Festival ▁is ▁renamed ▁the ▁Em ir ates ▁Air line ▁Festival ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁wel com ed ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁authors ▁including ▁Le ila ▁Ab ou le la , ▁Martin ▁Am is , ▁Tim ▁But cher , ▁Pol ly ▁Dun bar , ▁Mah a ▁G arg ash , ▁Ab do ▁K hal , ▁Y ann ▁Mart el , ▁Alexander ▁Mc Call ▁Smith , ▁Mar iam ▁Al ▁Sa edi , ▁Mar j ane ▁Sat ra pi , ▁Q ais ▁Sed ki , ▁Vik as ▁Sw ar up , ▁D ame ▁Jac qu eline ▁Wilson ▁and ▁more . ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁ 1 2 0 ▁authors ▁were ▁invited ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁Festival ▁with ▁a ▁larger ▁Arab ic ▁focus . ▁Att ending ▁authors ▁included ▁Moh ammed ▁A cha ari , ▁Kate ▁Ad ie , ▁Margaret ▁At wood , ▁A min atta ▁For na , ▁J ou mana ▁H add ad , ▁Mad h ur ▁J aff rey , ▁Yang ▁L ian , ▁Michael ▁Mor pur go , ▁Michael ▁Pal in , ▁Lion el ▁Sh river , ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁for ▁Liter ature ▁winner ▁W ole ▁So y ink a ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁The ▁Festival ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁divers ified ▁programme ▁than ▁before , ▁inv iting ▁authors , ▁po ets , ▁celebr ity ▁che