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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 1d

2025 Young Armenian Poets Awards winner Sarine Shahinian is only fourteen-years-old, but her poetry possesses a haunting glimpse into the repercussions of war.

Read her winning poem "Tourniquet" and YAPA Director Alan Semerdjian's commentary here: bit.ly/4mSiQXb

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 2d

Join us for IALA’s 5th Annual Emerging Writers Showcase! ✨

Hosted by Shahé Mankerian, this virtual reading features rising Armenian writers from our 2025 Mentorship Program and Young Armenian Poets Awards.

🗓 October 26 | 9 AM PT
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4mXfUIY

International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 3d

Announcing one of the winners of our 2025 Young Armenian Poets Awards contest in honor of Tamar Asadourian and in collaboration with H-Pem: Emily Chamichyan! 🏆

🔗 Read her winning poem "bloodline" here: bit.ly/3VUQ2m7

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 4d

Looking for support as a translator? 👀

We have extended the deadline for our three Israelyan Translation grants to October 14th!

Learn more: armenianliterary.org/grants/

Grants - International Armenian Literary Alliance

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 4d

"Սա տես, ու սերդ պիտ է՛լ զորանա,
Սիրել մեկին, որ շուտ պիտ հեռանա։"

What's a Shakespeare sonnet like in Armenian? Read IALA 2024 mentee Norayr Manvelyan's translation of Shakespeare's Sonnet 73 published on Granish, and find out!

Check it out: granish.org/sonet-73/

Ուիլյամ Շեքսպիր | Սոնետ 73 | Գրանիշ

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 5d

For the 5th year, IALA partners with H-Pem for the Young Armenian Poets Awards, honoring Tamar Asadourian & celebrating emerging Armenian voices. 🌟

Read YAPA director @alansemerdjian.bsky.social's statement and learn more about our winners: bit.ly/3IJHonr

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 6d

Congratulations to IALA advisory board member and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Peter Balakian on the publication of his new book, New York Trilogy! 👏

Learn more & get the book here: bit.ly/3ISLlGg

P.S.: A secret promo code is hidden at the link… Can you find it? 👀

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 9d

📚 Save the date! Our October Literary Lights 2025 event, co-sponsored by @literarymama.bsky.social, features @nicoleharoutunian.bsky.social, author of Choose This Now, in conversation with writer, journalist & IALA founder @okatrandjian.bsky.social.

✨ Oct 19 | 12 PM ET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3KAQyDa

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 10d

Looking to flex those creative muscles? 💪 ✨

Join IALA board member Arthur Kayzakian tomorrow for a virtual creative writing workshop hosted by Mission Belonging! The workshop is free and open to everyone.

Don't miss out! Register here: bit.ly/3VOjbzf

Creative Writing Workshop with Arthur Kayzakian

No experience required! If you can think, you can write. In this creative writing workshop, we'll consider writing as a tool for communicatio

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 11d

📢 We’ve extended the deadline for IALA’s 2025 literary translation grants to Oct. 14th!

Get the chance to receive $3,000 in support for a translation from Western and Eastern Armenian into English, or from English to Eastern Armenian! 🌍📚

Apply here: armenianliterary.org/grants/

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 12d

Support our programming by purchasing Choose This Now at our Bookshop storefront here: bit.ly/3IHWp9g

And mark your calendars for a special event with the author on October 19, 2025 (Details TBA)!

International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 12d

Inseparable friends Val & Tal always made choices together—until life pulled them in new directions. Choose This Now by @nicoleharoutunian.bsky.social traces two decades of friendship through small, defining moments.

📚 Learn more: bit.ly/4gT5FUG

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 17d

Calling all Armenian creatives in London! 🇬🇧✨

If you’re interested in literature and art, we would love to hear from you! Comment below, DM, or email us at [email protected]

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 18d

🚨 REMINDER! Applications for IALA’s Creative Writing Grant close Sept. 30th! 🚨

IALA will award $2,500 annually to one Armenian writer whose work-in-progress in fiction shows exceptional literary and creative ability. 📚✨

Don't wait! Apply here: bit.ly/3IBhIJp

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 18d

Want to learn more about IALA member Celeste Snowber's new book, "Creating in Dangerous Times," and why people are calling it "evocative, timely, and timeless?" Check out this feature in Armenian Weekly! 💬 📚

Read it here: bit.ly/4pCavtm

Celeste Nazeli Snowber’s new poetry collection prescribes art as medicine

Creating in Dangerous Times is a universal invitation to reclaim our human birthright of creativity. Each poem serves as a timely incantation—one might even say a ”prescription”—for creative malaise. ...

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 20d

🚨 REMINDER! IALA’s Israelyan English Translation Grant closes Sept. 30!

$3,000 will be awarded to one translator working from a contemporary English source text into Eastern Armenian.

Apply now: bit.ly/3KgKdwz

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 20d

Missed the chance to join us for Literary Lights 2025 featuring Aram Mrjoian last weekend? We've got you covered! You can now watch the full recording of the event on our Youtube channel. 🎬

Watch it here 👉 bit.ly/46ztwnw

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 23d

🚨 REMINDER: Applications for IALA’s Israelyan Western Armenian Translation Grant close Sept. 30th!

One translator will receive $3,000 for a work-in-progress bringing Western Armenian literature into English, plus promotional support.

Apply here: bit.ly/4nz0xqQ

International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 23d

💭 Ever wonder what it takes to turn family myths + generational grief into a novel?

Join us TOMORROW at Literary Lights 2025, where Aram Mrjoian will discuss his debut book, Waterline, with writer Chris McCormick. Don’t miss this convo! 🌊

Register: bit.ly/3V190Hb

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 25d

🚨 REMINDER: Applications for IALA’s Israelyan Eastern Armenian Translation Grant close Sept. 30th! ✨

One translator will receive $3,000 for a work-in-progress bringing Eastern Armenian literature into English, plus promotional support.

Apply here: bit.ly/47OVEp0

International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 25d

💌 A Week in Berlin by @angelinadennington.bsky.social follows Badrig Serdzovian, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide who flees to France to rebuild his life. But memories of love and loss refuse to stay buried.

Learn more: bit.ly/46IEsAw

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 27d

🌊 Loss, memory & survival echo across generations.

This Saturday, Sept 20th, #LiteraryLights2025 features Aram Mrjoian in convo with Chris McCormick on his searing debut Waterline. Don’t miss it. 📚✨

Register 👉 bit.ly/3V190Hb

International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · Sep 12

Congratulations to IALA 2024 Creative Writing Grant recipient and mentee @loriyeg.bsky.social for being named a 2025 Best of the Net Finalist for her creative nonfiction piece, "The Emperor's Dentist." 🦷

📖 Read it here: bit.ly/41NBSqi

Nonfiction from Lori Yeghiayan Friedman

Original Photo: Umanoide The Emperor’s Dentist Something propelled this great-grandfather of mine to leave. With dental instruments strapped to his back, the sandstone spires of Cairo dusted, he he…

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · Sep 8

Turn art into poetry at ARTful Conversations! 🖼️✍️

Join art historian Valerie Taylor & IALA member and poet Tina Demirdjian tomorrow, Sept 9, at 6 PM at Brand Library & Art Center for a poetry workshop inspired by the art exhibition, Brand 53.

Learn more: bit.ly/42ckGuA

ARTful Conversations

ARTful Conversations is an innovative program at Brand that uses art as a portal for writing poetry. Everyone can write poetry, and everyone is welcome!

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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · Sep 8

From post-9/11 NY to Lebanon to the Ottoman Empire,
@nancykric.bsky.social’s The Burning Heart of the World explores the lasting scars of war & displacement. 🔥📚

Read her interview with Olivia Katrandjian in the @wirobooks.bsky.social: bit.ly/4lZSfHf

An Interview with Nancy Kricorian | Washington Independent Review of Books

The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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