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Sharjah: Characters of Arab origin living in foreign countries will increasingly feature in books, writers told the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF).
They were speaking during a ‘Writers and Readers’ session at the 12th edition of SCRF at Expo Centre Sharjah. Author Aisha Bushby who was born in Bahrain and lived Kuwait, England, Canada and UK said: “For me, it was very important to showcase both sides of my individual culture and reflect it in my books. I would love to see Arab children represent themselves in books and not have other people represent them. I couldn’t have imagined seeing an Arab kid in an English language book when I was a child. I don’t think it even crossed my mind.”
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Colombian writer and illustrator Claudia Reuda and Curtis Jobling Sharjah- Asharq Al-Awsat
The 12th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival will launch this year under the theme For Your Imagination between 19 and 29 May. The 11-day festival will be held at the Sharjah Expo Center, with more than 16 participating foreign writers and novelists, who will attend the event in person, while others will participate virtually.
Notable guests who will attend the festival include New York Times best-seller Colombian writer and illustrator Claudia Reuda. American author and illustrator Matt Lamothe will also attend in person, so will his American compatriot, Ambika Anand Prokop, author of Greenfeet Guides. The award-winning I’m The Biggest Thing In The Ocean author Kevin Sherry is among the attendees as well.
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A host of international luminaries in the field of children’s literature will be participating in the 12th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), which takes place from May 19-29 at Expo Centre Sharjah.
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Organised by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), a prime feature of the 11-day annual festival for children and youth will be an extensive programme of workshops, competitions, plays, and cultural events, including appearances by 16 renowned authors from around the world, some of whom will be attending the event in person. Others will lead sessions via virtual platforms.