Category: Cultural

The Commander of the Imam Sadiq (AS) Corps—who also serves as the Secretary-General of the National Congress of Commanders, Generals, and 2,000 Martyrs of Bushehr Province—has issued a decree appointing Abdollah Raeisi, a prominent literary…

Story Section Poetry Section Book Section Literary Text Section Article Section

Formats: Short Story (maximum 5,000 words) Flash Fiction (maximum 500 words) Essay and Non-Fiction Specific Conditions: Maximum 3 works per author. Works must not have been previously published. Files must be submitted in both PDF…

Formats: Classical Poetry (all classical forms) Modern Poetry (all modern forms) Songs and Colloquial Poetry Specific Conditions: Maximum 3 works per poet. Submitted poems must not have been previously selected in another festival. Poetry files…

The Book Section of the “Khesht-e Sevom” Festival provides an opportunity to present and introduce works that, in the form of books, offer ideas, narratives, and concepts related to the festival’s theme to the audience.…

Formats: Personal narrative (Delneshteh) Letter to… Specific Conditions: Maximum 1000 words. Maximum 3 works per participant. Files must be submitted in both PDF and Word formats.

The Article Section of the “Khesht-e Sevom” Festival provides an opportunity to present works that, through a research or journalistic approach, examine ideas and concepts related to the festival’s theme in a reasoned and documented…