▁R ash id ▁Al ▁M akt ou m , ▁who ▁attended ▁Des ert ▁St anz as , ▁H H ▁She ikh ▁Mans oor ▁bin ▁Moh ammed ▁bin ▁R ash id ▁Al ▁M akt ou m ▁and ▁She ik ha ▁Bod our ▁B int ▁Sultan ▁Al ▁Q as imi . ▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁With ▁ 1 6 9 ▁att ending ▁authors , ▁the ▁sixth ▁Festival ▁was ▁also ▁its ▁largest . ▁The ▁Festival ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁format ▁set ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁replacing ▁The ▁L ighter ▁Side ▁with ▁Friday ▁Rh yth ms , ▁an ▁evening ▁of ▁poetry ▁and ▁music ▁with ▁an ▁innov ative ▁rock / po etry ▁fusion ▁performance ▁by ▁Li TT Le ▁Ma CH i Ne . ▁The ▁Festival ▁introduced ▁new ▁sessions ▁Liter ary ▁Id ol , ▁a ▁cross ▁between ▁Drag ons ' ▁Den ▁and ▁Pop ▁Id ol , ▁and ▁Big ▁Ide as , ▁where ▁authors ▁went ▁up ▁on ▁stage ▁to ▁speak ▁on ▁a ▁topic ▁of ▁their ▁choice ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Festival ▁Pro log ue , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁three - day ▁work sh ops ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁week end ▁before ▁the ▁Festival . ▁Att ending ▁authors ▁included ▁Sa ud ▁al San ous i , ▁P addy ▁Ash down , ▁Pam ▁Ay res , ▁Henry ▁Blo feld , ▁E oin ▁Col fer , ▁Nicholas ▁Evans , ▁Richard ▁and ▁Jud y , ▁Viv ian ▁French , ▁S ally ▁Gard ner , ▁Jo anne ▁Harris , ▁Christ ina ▁Lamb , ▁Andrew ▁Mot ion , ▁Jer emy ▁P ax man , ▁Sir ▁Tim ▁R