Iran’s Association of Writers for Children and Youth announces nominees for 2023 ALMA

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on Tuesday.Writer Farhad Hassanzadeh and reading promoters Nushafrain Ansari and Nader Musavi will be competing for the prestigious Swedish
decades, Farhad Hassanzadeh has produced amazing stories for children and young adults, which have been acclaimed by readers and received
years to promote reading among the children of Afghan expatriates living in Iran.He is the author of several books carrying materials for
Afghan migrant children about their motherland.He also travels across Iran every year to run reading programs in over 350 schools for Afghan
migrant children.Musavi and Iranian writers Ahmad Akbarpur and Ali-Asghar Seyyedabadi have also been nominated for the 2023 ALMA by the
ALMA.Kanoon has previously announced writer Hamidreza Shahabadi and illustrator Reza Dalvand as its nominees for the 2023 ALMA.The Astrid
literature.The award was established in 2002 by the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs to commemorate Swedish writer Astrid
Award.MMS/YAW