Apr 30, 2013
Final day of Abu Dhabi Book Fair sees The National's short story contest winner announced. Read Article Authors praise Abu Dhabi book fair at event's grand finale
Apr 29, 2013
Farewell, My Broken Heart by Emirati writer Shahd Thani won the 4th place in the 2013 Short Story Competition organised by The National and the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Read Article Farewell, My Broken Heart: fourth place in The National's 2013 Short Story Competition
Apr 29, 2013
Read the winning entry for the 2013 Short Story Competition, by Hajer Almosleh, who was chosen as the first place winner. Read Article 'Gone': the winning entry for The National's 2013 Short Story Competition
Apr 29, 2013
Postcard by Janet Olearski is the third place winning story of the 2013 Short Story Competition organised by The National and the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Read Article Postcard: third place in The National's 2013 Short Story Competition
Apr 29, 2013
Jane Strachan's Gone ... The Day She Left is the second place winning story in the 2013 Short Story Competition, organised by The National and the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Read Article Gone ... The Day She Left: second place in The National's 2013 Short Story Competition
Apr 29, 2013
The Puppet Master by Mohit Mandal is the fifth place winning story of the 2013 Short Story Competition organised by The National and the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Read Article The Puppet Master: fifth place in The National's 2013 Short Story Competition
Apr 28, 2013
The winners of the Abu Dhabi Book Fair and The National’s Short Story Competition have been announced. We speak to the top three about the craft of writing a short tale. Read Article The winners of The National's Short Story Competition share their inspiration
Apr 23, 2013
The German poet Frank Klotgen adopted a novel approach to help shift the huge stack of unsold books that once sat on his living room floor. See Pictures In pictures: Book architecture from the works of Frank Klotgen
Apr 23, 2013
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: The US Poet Laureate, who grew up in a racially hostile community in America's South, says that verse allows people to "hear each other across our differences". Read Article Natasha Trethewey finds common ties through culture