TEHRAN The Fifth one-week Children's and Young Adults Press Festival (January 21-28) held at the Cultural and Artistic Department of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults ended here Monday.

The festival sought to introduce the most skilled writers involved with children's and young adults press, among other objectives.

The festival was visited by over 20,000 people, IRNA reported.

Holding ten special festivities by the authorities in charge of various publications, the performance of a number of plays and the special decoration of some pavilions were among the features of the festival which was welcomed by a great number of children and young adults.

According to a survey, the pavilions of several children's magazines, including ****Gol Aqa's Children****, ****Roshd**** and a theatrical daily were among those mostly frequented by the children and young adults visiting the festival.

Over 6,000 published works written by children and young adults in 1999-2000 which were on display at the festival were assessed by the jury.

Selected works comprising poetry, novel, literary/artistic articles and analysis, scientific articles, press graphics, editorials and notes, headlines and news, humor, interviews and dialogues, as well as translations were introduced and prizes were awarded at the closing ceremony of the festival.

Children's and young adults press festival is held every other year.