1. Tehran International Book Fair will host Istanbul as its first Special City Guest. The cultural authorities of Istanbul will participate in various events of the book fair. A delegation of eight from this city will participate in the book fair of which four are among the outstanding writers from Turkey.  2. Italy will attend as the Guest of Honor. A “Literary Bridge between the two Countries” has started for months through holding specialized meetings and forums in both Iran ...

2017-04-18 09:35

On the occasion of Italy’s participation in the 30th Tehran International Book Fair as the guest of honor, a meeting on the contemporary Italian Literature was held on Sunday, Mar 5, 2017 in the conference hall of Iran’s Cultural Fairs Institute. The event was attended by Reza Qeisarieh  and Nadia Mo’aveni (faculty members of the Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch), Anna Maria Motacchi, Pasquina Nadia Marazzi, Clara Corona (Italian professors invited through Italy’s Embassy) as well as the students of ...

2017-03-12 16:05

Announcing the registration period for the foreign publishers and their agencies for participation in the TIBF, the head of the Foreign Publishers Committee said, “The registration for them will be commenced from Feb. 27, 2017.” Davoud Mousaei, the head of the Foreign Publishers Committee in 30th TIBF, notified of the commencement of foreign publishers registration. “Based on the time table for the registration of the publishers who would like to participate in the TIBF, the registration will begin from Monday, ...

2017-03-12 08:34

Iran Cultural Fairs Institute in cooperation with the Iranian Illustrators Society and Iranian association of writers for Children and Young has organized the Third series of competitions for writers and illustrators in teams of two with the aim of modeling and producing superb books. Juxtaposition of illustration and writing in children’s and young adults’ books is amongst the important topics, which can be of a particular consideration as the product of teamwork (written word on one hand and pictorial language ...

2017-01-30 08:39

Hold in eight main halls from Jan. 7 to 15, the New Delhi World Book Fair 2017 consisted of different sections dedicated to general titles as well as commerce, technology, social sciences, e-books, children and young adults from both Indian and foreigner publishers. The international section, which was located in Hall 7, accommodated 756 publishers. Nineteen foreign countries participated in the event among which were Iran, UAE, France, China, Egypt, Germany, Spain, Nepal, Poland, Sri Lanka, and Japan. Last year, ...

2017-01-17 13:52

A Press Conference was held on Dec. 18, 2016, in the Conference Hall of the ICFI attended by Dr. Amir Massoud Shahramnia (Managing Director of the ICFI), Mauro Conciatori (Italian Ambassador in Iran), and  Carlo Cereti (Italian Cultural Attaché in Iran) Mr. Shahramnia explained how the guest of honor for the 30th TIBF was chosen. He said, “Before the 29th TIBF was held, Italy was chosen as the guest of honor for the 30th TIBF by the Policy Council of ...

2016-12-19 14:08

Deputy Culture Minister for Cultural Affairs Seyyed Abbas Salehi who is also the president of the Tehran International Book Fair has said that the event will experience a new atmosphere this year at Shahre Aftab, a newly-constructed fairground in southern Tehran. He made the remarks on Sunday during a press conference held after a visit by journalists to the fairground, which will host to the 29th edition of the cultural exhibition from May 4 to 14. He regarded Shahre Aftab, covering ...

2016-05-02 15:37