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Tiny Owl co-founder and publisher, Delaram Ghanimifard

A rollercoaster of stress, uncertainty and hope

By Admin Admin on August 28, 2018

An article by Tiny Owl publisher Delaram Ghanimifard This is the fourth year that Tiny Owl has faced difficulties regarding their authors and illustrators being granted visas to attend Edinburgh International Book Festival. Last year and this year, the situation was met with a great deal of public outcry and support for Tiny Owl and […]

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Iranian illustrators Ehsan Abdollahi and Marjan Vafaeian faced difficulties obtaining visas once again this year

Stop treating authors and illustrators like suspects!

By Admin Admin on August 21, 2018

This is the fourth year in a row that Tiny Owl’s illustrators face visa issues! We are thrilled to announce that the visa issues that were faced by two of our Iranian illustrators, Ehsan Abdollahi and Marjan Vafaeian, have been resolved. Both illustrators have multiple events planned for Edinburgh International Book Festival, with Ehsan being […]

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Ehsan Abdollahi's illustration following his visa denial last year

Frustrating uncertainty about visas for Edinburgh Festival – The Bookseller

By Admin Admin on August 9, 2018

Tiny Owl illustrators still awaiting visas for Edinburgh International Book Festival  “We don’t know why issuing visas for our fab illustrators is taking longer than usual. It is so important that politics doesn’t shade our cultural landscape. Children at Edinburgh Book Festival are looking forward to seeing their favourite illustrators Ehsan Abdollahi and Marjan Vafaeian.” This […]

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