Reza Shirmarz
Reza Shirmarz (Persian رضا شیرمرز), is a Greece-based, published, and awarded playwright, translator, researcher, theatre director and essayist with more than 30 books both written and translated by him, who has been collaborating with major publishing companies, theaters, drama schools, radio channels, journals, etc. in Iran. Reza Shirmarz was elected as a member of the board of directors of Iran's Playwrights Guild for 3 ongoing years. He has also been a professional member of bodies such as Iran's Playwrights Guild, PEN America, and Dramatists Guild of America. He also is a language specialist and a full member of Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) in London. Early life Reza Shirmarz was born in Khoy and raised in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. His father was a ground forces general with no interest in art. Shirmarz is bilingual, speaking Persian and Turkish since childhood. He is left-handed. Shirmarz has been influenced by great modern and classic writers and thinkers since his childhood. His siblings were all well-educated, and he was particularly influenced by his brother, who was a movie fan and now is a script-writer and film director, as well as by his sister's interest in social sciences, especially sociology. He