Tehran Times Culture Desk

TEHRAN - The Iran Cultural Fairs Institute (ICFI) is slated to showcase 270 book titles at the 53rd Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which will be held in the Italian city from April 4 to 7.

Iran’s pavilion, to be set up on 32 square meters, will host offerings to which 110 authors and 128 illustrators have contributed and have been released by 30 publishers such as Amir kabir, Ofoq, Peydayesh, Mohajer and Shabaviz.

The Children’s Book Council of Iran has already nominated the Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature in Iran (IRHCLI) for the 4th Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the year, the council announced in a press release on Saturday.

Winners will be chosen by the Italian Publishers’ Association and those publishing houses participating in the book fair.

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