TEHRAN- With less than a month remaining for submissions to the 6th edition of the International Biennial Book Cartoon Contest, artists from 28 countries have already entered this prestigious festival.

The responses from cartoonists to the event, which is a premier international competition presenting the perspectives of national and international artists in the fields of books and reading, have been notable, according to the Iran Public Libraries Foundation's public relations. 

So far, participants have emerged from Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Panama, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Iran.

Following Iran, the highest number of submissions has come from China, Brazil, and Russia.

Organized by the Iran Public Libraries Foundation (IPLF), under the direction of the Masoud Shojaei Tabatabaei, the 6th International Biennial Book Cartoon Contest will be held in the themes of “Books, Children, and Family,” “Books, Leisure, Joy, and Tranquility,” “Books, Digital Age, and Artificial Intelligence,” “Books, Libraries, and Business,” “Books, Libraries, and Cultural and Social Hangouts,” and “Books, Libraries, and Important Social Events”. Additionally, “Books, Palestine, and Gaza Resistance” will be a subsidiary theme of the festival.

Participants can submit their works in two categories: professional (for professional artists) and beginner (for artists who have not participated in domestic and international competitions before).

Participation in the contest is open to all professional and beginner artists, and each artist can submit a maximum of five works in the specified themes to the festival. The use of artificial intelligence to create works will result in disqualification. All handmade and digital works are accepted.

Those interested in participating in the contest can submit their works by August 21 by registering on the festival's official website.

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