Saffarzadeh Literary Festival Due In Oct

Tehran, Sept 17, IRNA - A literary and scientific festival will be held in memory of the late Iranian poet, writer and translator Tahereh Saffarzadeh in late October. According to the event’s secretariat, so far over 500 entries have been submitted to the fest. However, enthusiasts are still invited to submit their works in three categories of poetry, article and literary research and thesis. Saffarzadeh (1936-2008) published fourteen volumes of poems and she is also the author of ten books on the principles of translation of literary, scientific and Qur’anic texts. The Organization of Afro-Asian Writers selected her as the most prominent woman in the Islamic World in 2005./end