Books and Awards
- Bakhtiar Nomads, speech National Federation of Press Women, 2009 At-Large Communications Contest, 1st Prize
- Harem Letters, novel 2nd Place National Federation of Press Women, 1999 The University Club Book Fair, Washington, D.C. 1999
- Mending Nations, poetry 1st Place Capitol Press Women, Washington, D.C., 2001
- The Roses of Isfahan, short stories 3rd Place California Media Professionals 1999 The National Press Club Book Fair, Washington, D.C., 1998
- Midnight Tales, children 3rd Place California Media Professionals, 1999
- Chai, poetry 1st Place Creative Verse, California Media Professionals, 1999 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Café at San Francisco Book Festival, 1998
- Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, 1999
- NBC KRON TV, For Heaven’s Sake Television, Special programming, public affairs 2nd Place California Media Professionals, 1999
- Speech, 1st Prize Capitol Press Women, 2001 Speech given at the United Nations, New York Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium The Culture of Peace:
- Women Making It Happen, UNESCO The Values Caucus, The Peace Caucus, Pathways to Peace Jubillenium and The World Peace Prayer Society
- CSW/Beijing +5 Review PrepCom
- Speech, to Women in Communications Honorable Mention, California Media Professionals, 1999
- Print Media, Personal column general
- The Honorable Andrew Young
- 1st Place California Media Professionals, 1999
- Authors & Critics, PBS KCSM TV Television Interview 2nd Place California Media Professionals, 1999
- Afghanistan’s Blue Treasure: Lapis Lazuli
Read more about this topic: Lailee Bakhtiar
Famous quotes containing the words books and and/or books:
“Books and harlots have their quarrels in public.”
—Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)
“Having books published is very destructive to writing. It is even worse than making love too much. Because when you make love too much at least you get a damned clarte that is like no other light. A very clear and hollow light.”
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)