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Our vision

For Dar Qessa to be a leading and complete world of publishing services.

“Qessa — your first and only home for every publishing service, anywhere in the world”

Our mission

To offer every publishing and distribution service for work that is new and singular, bringing young creative talent to light and helping to support Arabic writing that is distinctive and exclusive.

Our goals
  1. 1.Supporting creative, singular talent and publishing their newest work.
  2. 2.Enriching Arabic writing with distinctive, contemporary titles.
  3. 3.Raising awareness and culture among readers around the world.
ProfessionalismIntegrity and transparencyProtecting publishing rightsSingularity and modernityPrecision, and care for the details

What we do

Publishing books
Publishing audiobooks
Publishing e-books
Publishing podcasts in the Qessa app
Advertising and filming for authors at the fairs
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titles across novels, short stories, story collections, prose, poetic reflections, personal development, translated books, and master's and doctoral theses
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Emirati writers with more than one title at Dar Qessa
2021
The year the house was founded in the Emirates, and its first Sharjah International Book Fair

Dar Qessa takes part in every Gulf book fair, representing the United Arab Emirates with distinction.

Agreements and partnerships

A partnership agreement with Talent Lifestyles Coaching
A cooperation agreement with the Emirates Creativity Society — 2022
A memorandum of understanding with the Social Media Pioneers Association — 2024
A memorandum of understanding with the Yas Society for Culture, Arts and Theatre — 2024

Initiatives

The Qessa smart app — 2024: Launched at the Sharjah Book Fair, the first of its kind in the region. It lets other publishers publish, sell and distribute e-books, print books and audiobooks, and carries cultural sections for every part of the community.

Events

  1. The “Everything begins with a story” event for Qessa authors — the Youth Pavilion at Expo Dubai
    2021
  2. A conversation, “A writer’s beginnings”, with Dubai Municipality
    2022
  3. The workshop “Writing a novel, and marketing it” — organised by Dar Qessa
    2022
  4. The Cultural and Media Caravan — first edition, organised by the Fujairah Culture and Media Authority
    2022
  5. The workshop “Take your first step to publishing your book” — the Summer Camp, Ministry of Culture and Youth
    2022
  6. A panel, “A session with the writers” — the UAE Embassy in Riyadh
    2022
  7. Taking part in the first reading evenings for a first book — with Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
    2023