Namal Siddiqui

Namal Siddiqui co-curates the international program and works closely with the national program team to develop and deliver a comprehensive four-day festival program. Namal has extensive experience in curating programmes for the Emirates Literature Foundation, Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, National Library and Archives Abu Dhabi, Expo City Dubai, COP28, and art foundations across the UAE. As a poet and veteran member of the UAE’s poetry circle, she has championed artist collaborations and community-focused initiatives. As a project manager, she has over a decade of prior experience in advertising agencies and start-up tech firms in the Middle East. She holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Birmingham City University.