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TEHRAN-- The 24th edition of the International Storytelling Festival revealed the global jury on Thursday.The all-Iranian jury consists of writer Ali Khanjani, theater instructor Moslem Qasemi and childrens book author Mohsen Hejri.The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, the organizer of the celebration, also unveiled the nationwide jury, which is made up of Hejri, Qasemi and writer Mohammad Simazari.The efficiencies in the ritual-traditional section will be judged by star Mehdi Saffarinejad, author Ali Mehdinejad and writer Mehdi Chayani.A jury made up of director Farzad Zeidi, star Sadeq Kiani-Moqaddam and playwright Mohammad-Ali Yazdanshenas will evaluate the storytellers in the 90-second performance competition.Ten storytellers from across the world will participate in the festival to share tales from their folk cultures throughout the Iranian event, which will open in Yazd on Sunday.Deepa Kiran, a founder of the Story Arts Foundation in India, is one of the writers to participate in the celebration, which will happen from January 8 to 12, 2023 in Yazd.

She is also a professional author and educationalist, engaged with using story arts as a pedagogical intervention, deeply impacting both the student and the teacher.Divya Sarkar, a member of the Mumbai Storytellers Society, will join her fellow writers to give her own performance, the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults-- Kanoon, the organizer of the celebration, announced on Saturday.

She is also a phonics instructor, a special requirements educator and the creator of the Word Power Activity Center.Kenyan storytellers Grace Wangari and John Mukeni Namai, Canadas only traditional Palestinian writer Sarah Abu-Sharar, Sila Topcam and Suheda Sahin from Turkey, and Argentinean storytellers Mily Ponce and Claudia Montesino, and Mauricio Patino from Colombia have been welcomed to give efficiencies at the festival.Fifteen Iranian storytellers, consisting of Mehri Khosravian, Mahmud Kharaqani, Shadi Pakzad and Mohsen Karimi, have actually also been selected to inform stories in the worldwide section of the festival, which will run for 5 days.Photo: A mix photo shows jury members for various classifications at the 24th International Storytelling Festival.MMS/ YAW





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