Gulf News suggests:
They certainly have it mapped out:
With the addition of the Dubai Programme for Writing, the imminence of a rich yield from the Emirati literary soil has just announced itself.Well, when they put it like that, who can doubt the value of the Dubai International Programme for Writing -- "set to launch its first phase in September" ? Supported by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation -- which has an endowment of freaking $10 billion -- this will apparently bring all the ... well, whatever creative writing programs are supposed to be good for. And given that that includes publication -- well, maybe a pretty good deal for aspiring writer students. (As to readers .....)
They certainly have it mapped out:
Upon completion of each phase of the training, the works of the trainees will be edited, designed, published and distributed, an outcome that will lead to a visibly enriched literary growth for the UAE.Hmmm ... I'll believe it when I see it.