Danielle Dardashti

DANIELLE DARDASHTI is an Emmy Award-winning documentary writer, producer, and storyteller. Her books include The Jewish Lights Book of Fun Classroom Activities and the Jewish Family Fun Book series.

Dardashti is a Moth StorySLAM champion and host and co-creator of the documentary podcast The Nightingale of Iran, which won 2024 Signal Awards for Best Writing and Best Documentary.

When she’s not writing, Dardashti serves as CEO and founder of dash., a storytelling consultancy, and co-founder of the live storytelling show Storyboom. Her work across documentary and live storytelling reflects a career rooted in children’s issues and narrative craft.

Danielle Dardashti’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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