Abolhassan Najafi Translation Award
First published: January 28, 2019 | Edit and update: February 2022 Renowned Iranian writer and translator Abolhassan Najafi was born in Najaf of Iraq to […]
Articles by Shahraz Savaji
The Afshar Literary Awards
The Afshar Literary Awards was founded in 1989 by Dr Mahmoud Afshar Yazdi Charitable Trust to commemorate the most eminent poets, writers, scholars and researchers […]
In the Company of the Silent Sage
In the Company of the Silent Sage (or: در صحبت دانای بی زبان – channel link here) is a telegram channel recently launched by the […]
Noofe Speculative Novel Awards
According to the Awards’ website, Noofe Speculative Novel Awards was founded in Winter 2019 sponsored by Peydayesh Books to promote Persian speculative fiction and support […]
Palette: Morteza Asadi
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Qeysar Aminpour (1959-2007)
AKA Kaiser Aminpour Bio Brief Qeysar [aka Kaiser] Aminpour was one of the most outstanding, and perhaps the most popular, Post-revolutionary poets of Iran whose […]
Tehran Story Award
Tehran Story Award (or as Zibasazi has entitled it, Tehran’s Story Award) was founded in 2014 by TBO (Tehran Beautification Organization, dependnt of the Municipality […]
Ale-Ahmad Prize Granted to Literature, en fin!
This year the Jalal Ale Ahmad Awards finally announced a finalist out of the nominees to surprise the disappointed literati. The most sumptous Iranian literary […]
Golshiri Awards on Pause
After 13 controversial rounds, the private-section Golshiri Award is stopped. The coordinators hope that by pausing the current system of annual award-granting, they can direct […]