TEHRAN Tops of the First Amateur Literary Periodicals and Youth Stories Festival were introduced during a ceremony on March 17 in Honar Cultural Center, Tehran.

Periodicals, **** "Maybe Another Spring" **** and **** "Our Home"****, got the nod from the jury and the judges heaped applause on works from periodicals **** "And ...", "17", "Behind Desert's Wall" **** and **** "Beginning of a Curve" ****.

In the youth stories class, "Norouz Circle", "25th Hour" and "Pari" written by Mir-Emadeddin Fayyazi, Hadi Karimi and Hassan Mirzaei respectively were the standouts.

The Cultural Organization's Story House of Tehran Municipality sponsored the festival.