Seyyed Navid Seyyed Aliakbar
Seyyed Navid Seyyed Ali Akbar, writer and translator, was born in August 1983 in Rey. He wrote his first story at the age of seven, the story of “Two Flowers”. Navid was writer and illustrator for the Speaking Doll Magazine (2002-2008), Director of meetings on fiction, Zabol University of Art (2002-2003),Editor-in-chief of Speaking Doll magazine (1997-2009), The scriptwriter for the 28th episode of “Young Donkey” animation in Artistic Howze (2011-2012), The scriptwriter of: “Wood” based on a story with the same title by him (2013), “In the Land of Books”, a three-episode children’s and adolescent movie, 90 minute each part (2018). He was Member of the Idea Processing Group for Advertising in the Aftab Advertising Network (2013-2015), The editorial board, Roshd Rowshan, Special Issue for the Blind (2013-2014), Publication Policy Council, Mehrab Ghalam Publications (2012- 2015), Board of directors of the Association of Writers for Children and Adolescents (2012-2014 and 2018 to 2020). Navid was Manager of storytelling workshops in the Association of Writers for Children and Adolescents (4 Years).Teacher of Story Writing for Children and Adolescents in the Children and Adolescent since 2013. Instructor of the Workshop on Creation of a Picture Book since 2017. He was literary reviewer for Giraffe Publications (2014-2015), Kids Hamshahri Newspaper (2013-2015) and Ghollak Magazine (2013-2016). Shahar -e- Qalam publications (2012-2015), Chekheh Publications (2012-2014), Ofoque Publications (2008-2014), Mehrab Ghalam Publications (2012-2015), Iran Technical Publications -Nardeban (2012 to 2015), Cultural director of Hoopa publishing (2013 to present), Editor in Tooti, Ofoque, Hoopa, Shahr Ghalam, Chekkeh, Zaffron, Nardeban publication offices (2010 to present)
Selected Works: (as an AUTHUR)
“The Moon Wants to Steal the Leopard, the Leopard Wants to Steal the Moon, Scientific and Cultural Publications (2006)
“Sarah- Apple Jam and the River”, Scientific and Cultural Publications (2008)
“I did not eat your mom”, Scientific and Cultural Publications (2008)
“The Giant Baby Should Stay at School”, Scientific and Cultural Publications (2007)
“Melika and Her Cat: the cat does not have a trunk!”, Ofoq Publications (2010)
“Melika and Her Cat: the giant with ten heads!”, Ofoq Publications (2010)
“Melika and Her Cat: The wedding of Melika’s cat with Mrs. Fly!” Ofoq Publications (2010)
“An Excuse with Five Bright Fingers”, Houshang Alavi’s publication (2011)
“My Father is Delicious with Sauce”, Shabaviz Publications (2013)
“Fairies of the Apple Tree, based on Iranian mythology!” Ofoq Publications (2016)
“The Maiden and the King, based on the story of Rumi”, Ofoque Publications (2014)
“Drowned Ships”, Scientific and Cultural Publications (2014)
“The Circle”, Aphrodite Publications (2014)
“From the Diary of a Giraffe Writer”, Aphrodite Publications (2014)
“Mom’s Fiction Writing Lessons for Nothing”, Golagha Publications (2014)
“The Young Donkey with two Secret Bananas”, Chekkeh Publications (2015)
“The Young Donkey and the White Lion of the Forest”, Chekkeh Publications (2015)
“The Young Donkey and Uninvited Guests”, Chekkeh Publications (2015)
“The Young Donkey and the Trickster Fox”, Chekkeh Publications (2015)
“The Young Donkey and the Noisy Fly”, Chekkeh Publications (2015)
“The Young Donkey and the Pumpkin Heads”, Chekkeh Publications (2015)
“The Young Donkey and the School for Literates”, Chekkeh Publications (2015)
“The Young Donkey and the Golden Necklace”, Chekkeh Publications (2015)
“Chewing Gums of Lucky Wednesdays”, Ofoque Publications (2016)
“Nightmare”, Chekkeh Publications (2016)
“I am Achooneh, open the door!”, Hoopa Publications (2016)
“Hanging Candies and Wandering Carrots”, Hoopa Publications (2016)
“Orchestra of wet dresses”, Genesis Publications (2016)
“The story of crazy twins, Vol. 1: Hole Child, Goosi baa and Newton’s Brothers, Hoopa Publications (2017)
“The story of Crazy Twins, Vol. 2: The carpenter beetle, Zinedine Zidane and the Daughter of the Iron King”, Hoopa Publications (2017)
“Tootuleh and Sad Astronaut in the Toyshop of Mr. Arvareh”, Nardeban Publications (2018)
“Pebbles with no name”, Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“Mysterious Forest” (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“Wonderful planet (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“The river of the distant lands (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“Stuff of the lost castle (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“The circus of the flying cans (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“The land of delicious foods (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“The boarding school of Nothing to Nihil (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“Fortress of Chehelgis Wizards (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“The city of strange people (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“Single mountain and several big asses (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“The starry hotel of pelican island (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
“Museum of Dolls (as the Author and Secretary of the Authors’ Group), Shahr e Qalam Publications (2018)
Selected Works: (as a Translator)
Elliot, Rebecca. Owl Dairies: Eva’s Treetop Festival, Hoopa Publications (2018)
Eliot, Rebecca. Owl Dairies: Eva Sees a Ghost, Hoopa Publications (2017)
Eliot, Rebecca Owl Dairies: A Woodland Wedding, Hoopa Publications (2017)
Eliot, Rebecca Owl Dairies: Eva and the New Owl, Hoopa Publications (2017)
Eliot, Rebecca. Owl Dairies: Warm Hearts Day, Hoopa Publications (2017)
Eliot, Rebecca. Owl Dairies: Baxter Is Missing, Hoopa Publications (2017)
Blabey, Aaron. The Bad Guys. Episode 1 – Hoopa Publications (2018)
Blabey, Aaron. The Bad Guys. Episode 2 – mission unpluckable, Hoopa Publications (2018)
Blabey, Aaron. The Bad Guys. Episode 3 – the furball strikes back, Hoopa Publications (2018)
Blabey, Aaron. The Bad Guys. Episode 4 – attack of the zittens, Hoopa Publications (2018)
Blabey, Aaron. The Bad Guys. Episode 5 – intergalactic gas, Hoopa Publications (2018)
Blabey, Aaron. The Bad Guys. Episode 6 – alien vs bad guys, Hoopa Publications (2018)
Selected Awards and Recognitions:
The selected work on Festival of Scientific and Cultural publications for The Moon Wants to Steal the Leopard, The Leopard Wants to Steal the Moon (2005)
Honorary diploma in Eighth Press Festival of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults for The Giant Baby Should Stay at School (2007)
Nominated teen story in Story reading meetings of the Association of Writers for Children and Adolescents for “The story of that grasshopper….” (۲۰۰۸).
First rank in 6th Literary Award of Isfahan for “Do you let it snow?” in the unpublished works section (2008).
The third rank in the Literary Award of Isfahan for “The story of that grasshopper….” in the unpublished works section (2008).
The third rank in 6th Isfahan Literary Award for The Giant Baby Should Stay at School in the Best Children’s Book section (2008).
The selected children’s story at story reading sessions of the Association of Writers for Children and Adolescents for “Karim Pari” (۲۰۰۹).
The selected children’s story at story reading sessions of the Association of Writers for Children and Adolescents for “The painter termites and the singer mosquitoes” (۲۰۰۹).
Nominated for Seventh Literary Award, Sarah, Apple Jam and the River (2009).
The second rank of the Seventh Literary Prize of Isfahan, for “Hole” in the Unpublished Works section (2009)
The selected children’s story at story reading sessions of the Association of Writers for Children and Adolescents for “Little Soldiers” (۲۰۱۰).
Winner of the award of Children’s Book Council and the IBBY, Children with Special Needs section, for The Giant Baby Should Stay at School (2010).
Selected by Children’s Book Council and IBBY in the Illustrations section for children with special needs, for “Awakening of White Rabbits” (۲۰۱۰).
Nominated by the first Beihaghi Story for “Nightly Comedy-Nightmare of a Left Cascoe” (۲۰۱۲)
Receiving the silver badge (six flying turtles) for My Father is Delicious with Sauce from the Flying Turtle List (2013)
Nominated for Martyr Habib Ghanipour Award for the book “Apple Tree Fairies” (۲۰۱۵)
Honorary diploma, Eighth Children and Teenagers’ Book Festival, Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adult for The Giant Baby Should Stay at School (۲۰۰۸)
Nominated for journalistic humor, Press Festival of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adult, for the story of “Qikki Frog” (۲۰۱۴).
“Stripped Pajamas of the Sergeant” (published in Children and Adolescent Literature Monthly) nominated as the best book review by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Nominated for the book of the Martyr Habib Ghanipour Book of the Year Prize, The Young Donkey and the Uninvited Guest (2016).
Nominated for the book of the Martyr Habib Ghanipour Book of the Year Prize, The Ass and the Uninvited Guest and The Fraudulent Fox (2016).
۵ Lackposht from Lackposhte parendeh festival for the book ” Hanging Candies and Wandering Carrots “
۴ Lackposht from Lackposhte parandeh festival for these titles:” The Young Donkey” ۸ Volume Set, “Clever Stories of the Young Donkey”, “The Circle”, “From the Diary of a Giraffe Writer”, “Mom’s None Tips for Fiction Writing”, “Apple Tree Fairies”