Iran Pen Association organized the 20th edition of its annual Golden Pen Awards on Tuesday evening while no books were winners in the categories of Adult Story and Review and Research.
In the Adult Story section, “Faces of Silence” by Mohammad Qaemkhani was granted an honorable mention, but no work could satisfy the jury in the Review and Research category.
“Faces of Silence” centers on the differences arising from land, books, and race in the history of Judaism.
The Golden Pen for best adult poetry was shared by “The Apostate” by Mehdi Jahandar and “The Very First Wheat” by Abbas Baqeri.
Poems in “The Apostate” voice criticism at people of modern society, which have forgotten their egos. The poet calls on them to do something for a change.
“Mr. Neighbor and I” by Alireza Motevalli and “Nanny Arbaeen and the Wonderful Bag” by Sana Saqafi shared the award in the Children’s Story section.
“Mr. Neighbor and I,” tells the story of Afsaneh, a 17-year-old girl whose life is affected after her father dies from an illness. Struggles with problems make her doubtful about her religious issues.
“Nanny Arbaeen and the Wonderful Bag” is about a kind old woman namely Nanny Arbaeen who has everything in her wonderful bag to help others.
“Commissioned Poetry” by Afsaneh Shabannejad won the Golden Pen for the Children’s Poetry section.
In this poetry book, the chief editor of a magazine calls a poet to request the composition of a quatrain for the poetry column of the journal.
The Golden Pen Awards is organized every year on the 5th of July, as part of Iran’s celebration of Pen Day in the Iranian calendar.
The Iran Pen Society Established the Golden Pen Award in Iran. This prize is for Best Poetry, Fiction, Research, and Literary Criticism works and is awarded annually on National Pen Day in Iran. The Golden Pen Festival has held 20 courses in Iran so far.
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