SHARJAH – A new world record is now awarded to Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2019 for successfully hosting the world’s largest simultaneous book signing ceremony with 1,502 authors from the UAE and beyond signing their own books in one location on Thursday 8pm.
A Guinness World Records (GWR) official, present at the event confirmed, SIBF had beaten the previous record set by 1,423 authors in Turkey in 2010.
#SIBF19 entered the Guinness World Record with the largest book signing ceremony in the world, with 1502 authors from the UAE, the Arab world, and beyond.#SIBFMEMORIES pic.twitter.com/dV32Qfk1EN
— Sharjah Book Authority (@SharjahBookAuth) November 7, 2019
Below are some pictures of the mega event:
Sharjah Book Authority receives the Guinness World Record certificate amid the celebrations and cheers of thousands of visitors, as 1502 authors and writers get together for a collective book signing ceremony, during #SIBF19.⠀
⠀ pic.twitter.com/UcAH2eQyoq— Sharjah Book Authority (@SharjahBookAuth) November 7, 2019
