Mozhgan Babamarandi
Mozhgan Babamarandi (Persian: مژگان بابامرندی) (born in Tehran, Iran), is an Iranian writer best known for children and young adult fiction.[1][2]
She has won and also been nominated for several national awards, including First literary Festival "Kam e Yusef" for her book :'Only Daddy Can Wake Me Up '.[3] She started writing novels for kids , about two decades ago. Her first novel "Statue" was published in "Keyhan Bacheha; A children's magazine " in 1996. One year later ; in 1997 , her second story : "A Gift for Narges" , was published by the Office of Islamic Culture Publications.[2][4]
Awards
- "Hi Grandpa " , winning first rank in Press Festival (in novel fiction) , 2001[5]
- "I have Missed Sunshine " , winning Tehran Selected Screenplay , 2003
- Winning the Eighth rank of National 88 Words Internet Stories, 2008
- "The Good Ashura Day" Play , selected as the best story of the province (Tehran) , 2008
- "Hi Grandpa ",Winning the "Hi Kids Festival ; Salam Bacheha " award, 2009
- "I Will Become a Spiderman Like Rostam", winning the Sixteenth Festival of Iranian Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, 2013
- " Old Aunt Liked to Tell Story " ,winning the competition of Cultural-Scientific Publications, 2014
- "May God Turn the Steering Wheel" (the command), nominated for Press Book's Festival, 2016
Published books
Since 1996 , She has written more than 20 story books for Children and Young Adults, which all of them have been published.[4][6][7]
Some of them are as follows:
- Statue, Keiyan Bacheha-Iran , 1996
- A Gift For Narges , The Office of Islamic Culture Publications-Iran,1997
- All Stars For You , Madineh Publications-Iran, 2001
- The Golden Fountain pen , Madreseh Publications-Iran, 2001
- Hi Grandpa, Madreseh Publications-Iran, 2008
- My First Word Was Butterfly, Soroush Publications-Iran, 2008
- Even Men Sometimes Cry, Madreseh Publications-Iran, 2008
- Sunshine Crossed Moonlight and Me, Amir Kabir Publications-Iran, 2009
- What Is The Taste Of Secret ?, Cultural-Scientific Publications-Iran, 2009
- Shy Guest , Cultural-Scientific Publications-Iran, 2009
- Only Daddy Can Wake me Up, Iranian Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, 2009
- Every Year Before The First Bell, Beh Nashr Publications-Iran, 2010
- Let's Paint The Sky, Madreseh Publications-Iran, 2010
- Madam Poetess And Mr. Beethoven, Beh Nashr Publications-Iran, 2011
- My Amerindian Name, Soroush Publications-Iran, 2012
- Why Sun Was Crying? , Amir Kabir Publications-Iran, 2012
- Seven Stairs, Soroush Publications-Iran, 2012
- I Will Become A Spiderman Like Rostam , Iranian Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, 2012
- I Wish There Was Violet Beneath Every Snow, Soroush Publications-Iran, 2015
- The Story Of Current Condition And The Wishes Of A Donkey, Peidayesh Publications-Iran, 2015
- The Tickle's Cocoon Was Close To Grandma, Amir Kabir Publications-Iran, 2016
- The Colour Of Daddy's Laugh, Monadiye Tarbiat Publications-Iran, 2017
- The Yard Was Full Of Bird And Song, Monadiye Tarbiat Publications-Iran, 2017
- In The Name Of God, Raise the Papers, Monadiye Tarbiat Publications-Iran, 2017
References
- "Author's Section: Mozghan Babamarandi". Behnashr Publication Website. Archived from the original on 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- "I do not like to talk: Interview with Mozhgan Babamarandi". Iran Book News Agency.
- "The "Kam e Yusef" literary festival recognized its favorites". Fars news.
- "Biography of Mozhgan Babamrandi". Office of Islamic Culture Publication.
- "Stories for teens". ISNA.
- "Mojgan Babamranidi wrote a short story about girls' maturity". Fars news.
- "Portal for children and teenagers: Mozhghan Babamarandi".