TEHRAN- There is less than a month left for entries to the 6th edition of the International Biennial Book Cartoon Competition. Artists from 28 countries have already registered for this prestigious festival.

According to the public relations department of the Iran Public Libraries Foundation, the responses of cartoonists to the event, a major international competition that presents the perspectives of national and international artists on books and reading, were remarkable.

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

After Iran, the most entries came from China, Brazil and Russia.

Organized by the Iran Public Libraries Foundation (IPLF), headed by Masoud Shojaei Tabatabaei, the 6th International Biennial Book Cartoon Competition will be held under the themes of “Books, Children and Family”, “Books, Leisure, Joy and Rest”, “Books, Digital Age and Artificial Intelligence”, “Books, Libraries and Business”, “Books, Libraries and Cultural and Social Venues” and “Books, Libraries and Important Social Events”. In addition, “Books, Palestine and Gaza Resistance” will be a secondary theme of the festival.

Participants can submit their work in two categories: professional (for professional artists) and beginner (for artists who have not previously participated in national or international competitions).

The competition is open to all professional and aspiring artists, and each artist may submit up to five works in the given themes for 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 competition can submit their work until August 21 by registering on the festival’s official website.

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