Hoda Hadadi[1][2][3] (February 2, 1977 Tehran) is an Iranian illustrator, Author and Poet[4]. Her literary and visual works often support eco-feminism, featuring women as the narrators and heroes[5] of their life stories. She delves into the lost narrators or forgotten narratives[6][7] of women and their relationship with nature. She is particularly known for her collage technique in her visual artworks, especially her use of transparent silk paper.[8]

Hoda Hadadi
BornHoda Hadadi
(1977-02-02) February 2, 1977 (age 47)
Tehran, Iran
OccupationIllustrator, Author and Poet
NationalityIranian

Biography

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Hadadi was three years old at the start of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and five when the Iran-Iraq War began, lasting for eight years. Her drawings during this period featured only girls, women, and nature, with no trace of war or ideology.At the age of ten, she began writing poems inspired by Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). Her professional career began at nineteen, while she was a graphic design student at Tehran University of Art, with publications in children's magazines. To date, many of her books have been published in Iran,[9][10] the United States[11] Denmark,[12][13] and France.[14]

Articles and Reviews about Her

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Some Recent Articles about Hoda

  • 2023 A Comparative Study of the Human-Nature Relationship in The Fate of Fausto and I’ll Sow My Hands in the Garden[15]
  • 2021 “Reading Hoda Hadadi in Tehran” The Implicit Articulation of Lesbian Identity in Iranian Children’s Literature by Masih Zekavat/John Hopkins University press [16]
  • 2018. An Introduction to Ecofeminism: Alternative Ecofeminist Readings of Diling-a-DiLing and Two Friends/ Massih Zekavat, Europa-Universität Flensburg; Yazd University, Childhood Studies of Shiraz University /An Introduction to was published in Children’s Literature Studies in 2019[17]

Awards

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In 2018, Hadadi received five stars from the Danish newspaper Politiken[18] for writing and illustrating the book "The Mountain That Wanted to Travel" (Bjerget der ville rejse).[19]

  • 2022 Honour certification of IBBY international (Board of books for young people) For the book: (Bacheha Bahar), Malaysia[20]
  • 2021 and 2020 The little Black Fish medal for Best Illustrator (The mother), Also (Bacheha Bahar), Children's Book Council (IBBY of Iran)[21]
  • 2020, selected for The white Raven list of international youth library of Munich (I'll sow my hands in the garden)- Germany[22]
  • 2018, Gold Medal for Best Picture Book (Drummer Girl), International Book Award, USA[23]
  • 2017, Gold Medal for Best Illustrator (Drummer Girl), Literacy Classics Award, USA[24]
  • 2017, Gold Medal for Best Illustrator (Drummer Girl), Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, USA[25][26][27]
  • 2010, Winner of New Horizons of Bologna for Writing and Illustrating the book (Two Friends), Italy[28]
  • 2007, Grand Prix of Belgrade (Two Friends), Serbia[29]
  • 2007, Golden Plaque of BIB, Bratislava (If I Were a Pilot & With Rain Again), Slovakia[30]
  • 2005, Second Prize of Katha (Smiling Crocodile- Not published), India[31]

Bibliography

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A complete list of Hoda Hadadi's books in which she has rolled as an Illustrator, Author, Poet or Art director, can be found here. Some notable books are as follows:

  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Rina singh. Garden of Grenades, Greystone books. Canada. 2023[32]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Reem Farouqi. Milloo's mind. Harpercollins. USA. 2022[33]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Raoul Follereau A smile. Pikku publishing. UK 2021 and in Canada by Pajama press. Canada 2021[34][35][36]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Forough Farokhzad. I'll Sow my Hands in the Garden. Mirmah. Iran. 2019[37]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Hoda Hadadi. Bjerget der ville rejse (The travelling mountain). Uro. Denmark 2018[38]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Poet: Hoda Hadadi. Jeg taenker pa et hjem (I Am Thinking of a Home). Uro. Denmark 2018[39]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Nima Yushij. Bacheha Bahar. Mirmah. Iran 2018[40]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Hiba Masoud. Drummer Girl. Daybreak. USA 2015[41]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Kelly Cunnane. Deep in the Sahara. Random House. 2013. USA 2013, Also by Mitsumura. Japan 2014[42]
  • Author: Hoda Hadadi. The Clown (novel). Kanoon. 2012[43]
  • Illustrator and author: Hoda Hadadi Two Friends. Shabaviz. Iran 2007, Also in Italy 2010: Il bosco delle meraviglie,Terre editore,  Also in France 2011. Amies pour la vie. Lirabelle publishing[44][45][46]
  • Illustrator: Hoda Hadadi. Author: Farhad Hasanzadeh. Kooti Kooti's Story (3 volumes). Kanoon. Iran 2006-2007-2008, Also by Mevsimler Kitap publishing, Turkey 2020[47][48]

References

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  3. ^ "Hadadi, Hoda". Pajama Press. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  4. ^ "Jeg tænker på et hjem | eReolen". ereolen.dk. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  5. ^ "چرا زنان قهرمان داستان‌ها و افسانه‌ها نمی‌شوند؟". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  6. ^ "Forgotten Female Storytellers Through the Ages :: Bibliocrunch". bibliocrunch.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  7. ^ debuk (2023-07-24). "Lost words and hidden histories". language: a feminist guide. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  8. ^ "What Is Silk Paper Printing And How Is It Used? | B&B Press". www.bbpress.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  9. ^ "بلندخوانی کتاب قصه‌های کوتی کوتی، قشم، بهمن ۹۸ - با من بخوان" (in Persian). 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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  21. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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  32. ^ "Imagine a Garden". Greystone Books Ltd. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  33. ^ Hadadi, Hoda (January 17, 2023). Milloo's Mind. The U.S.: Harper Collins. ISBN 9780063056619.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  34. ^ "A Smile - Pikku Publishing". pikkupublishing.com. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  35. ^ "A Smile". Pajama Press. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  36. ^ "Gülümse". www.homerbooks.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  37. ^ "دست‌هایم را در باغچه می‌کارم!". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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  41. ^ Hadadi, Hoda (April 1, 2022). Drummer Girl. The U.S.: Daybreak Press. ASIN B09X329GXK.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  42. ^ Hadadi, Hoda (October 8, 2013). Deep in the Sahara (Illustrated ed.). Japan: Schwartz & Wade. ISBN 978-0375870347.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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  46. ^ "AMIES POUR LA VIE". Lirabelle - Livres, CD, DVD, kamishibaï (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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  48. ^ "You searched for kuti kuti". Mevsimler Kitap Yayıncılık (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-28.