International Armenian Literary Alliance
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IALA supports writers and translators globally by fostering the development and distribution of Armenian literature in English, and in translation.
IALA 2025 mentee Siranush Sargsyan shares the multifaceted experience of exile, three years after Artsakh's ethnic cleansing, for EVN Report.
The Future We Keep Postponing
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September 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
IALA 2025 mentee Siranush Sargsyan shares the multifaceted experience of exile, three years after Artsakh's ethnic cleansing, for EVN Report.
⏰ TOMORROW! Join us for the return of the Sarkisian Workshop Series with award-winning poet Peter Balakian.
Register here: givebutter.com/SWS26
Register here: givebutter.com/SWS26
September 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
⏰ TOMORROW! Join us for the return of the Sarkisian Workshop Series with award-winning poet Peter Balakian.
Register here: givebutter.com/SWS26
Register here: givebutter.com/SWS26
We are all blooms in motion, opening, flourishing, fading, and beginning again with each passing season. In The Blooms That Fall, author Angelina Der Arakelian-Dennington invites readers on a lyrical journey through the changing seasons of both nature and the human heart.
Learn more: bit.ly/4rhZw9T
Learn more: bit.ly/4rhZw9T
September 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
We are all blooms in motion, opening, flourishing, fading, and beginning again with each passing season. In The Blooms That Fall, author Angelina Der Arakelian-Dennington invites readers on a lyrical journey through the changing seasons of both nature and the human heart.
Learn more: bit.ly/4rhZw9T
Learn more: bit.ly/4rhZw9T
Join us for the sixth installment of Literary Lights 2026 featuring Aram Saroyan, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Before I Forget, in conversation with Shahe Mankerian, the 2026–2028 Altadena Poet Laureate Editor-in-Chief. ✨
🗓️ October 4, 2026
🕔 10:00 AM PT
Register here: bit.ly/3TBMNSU
🗓️ October 4, 2026
🕔 10:00 AM PT
Register here: bit.ly/3TBMNSU
September 18, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Join us for the sixth installment of Literary Lights 2026 featuring Aram Saroyan, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Before I Forget, in conversation with Shahe Mankerian, the 2026–2028 Altadena Poet Laureate Editor-in-Chief. ✨
🗓️ October 4, 2026
🕔 10:00 AM PT
Register here: bit.ly/3TBMNSU
🗓️ October 4, 2026
🕔 10:00 AM PT
Register here: bit.ly/3TBMNSU
Don't miss out on all the exciting events & opportunities IALA has going on this month! From the return of the Sarkisian Workshop Series with Peter Balakian to our next Literary Lights 2026 event feat. Sarah Ignatius, we're closing September out with a bang. 💥
Learn more at armenianliterary.org
Learn more at armenianliterary.org
September 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Don't miss out on all the exciting events & opportunities IALA has going on this month! From the return of the Sarkisian Workshop Series with Peter Balakian to our next Literary Lights 2026 event feat. Sarah Ignatius, we're closing September out with a bang. 💥
Learn more at armenianliterary.org
Learn more at armenianliterary.org
Congratulations to IALA mentor Jen Siraganian on the publication of her debut poetry collection, Everything Has Been Moved, Even the Dead. ✨
Learn more and get your copy: bit.ly/4rgekWo
Learn more and get your copy: bit.ly/4rgekWo
September 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Congratulations to IALA mentor Jen Siraganian on the publication of her debut poetry collection, Everything Has Been Moved, Even the Dead. ✨
Learn more and get your copy: bit.ly/4rgekWo
Learn more and get your copy: bit.ly/4rgekWo
How can poems take on the difficult world and still maintain the necessary depth and complexity the poem demands as a work of literary imagination?
Register for our next Sarkisian Workshop Series event featuring award-winning poet Peter Balakian!
Learn more: armenianliterary.org/sws26-balaki...
Register for our next Sarkisian Workshop Series event featuring award-winning poet Peter Balakian!
Learn more: armenianliterary.org/sws26-balaki...
September 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
How can poems take on the difficult world and still maintain the necessary depth and complexity the poem demands as a work of literary imagination?
Register for our next Sarkisian Workshop Series event featuring award-winning poet Peter Balakian!
Learn more: armenianliterary.org/sws26-balaki...
Register for our next Sarkisian Workshop Series event featuring award-winning poet Peter Balakian!
Learn more: armenianliterary.org/sws26-balaki...
How can we help kids feel vulnerable enough to tell their stories?
Check out this TEDx talk where writer, educator and IALA board member Aida Zilelian shares her experiences in the classroom and the life-changing moment kids break their silence.
🎬 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg0l...
Check out this TEDx talk where writer, educator and IALA board member Aida Zilelian shares her experiences in the classroom and the life-changing moment kids break their silence.
🎬 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg0l...
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September 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
How can we help kids feel vulnerable enough to tell their stories?
Check out this TEDx talk where writer, educator and IALA board member Aida Zilelian shares her experiences in the classroom and the life-changing moment kids break their silence.
🎬 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg0l...
Check out this TEDx talk where writer, educator and IALA board member Aida Zilelian shares her experiences in the classroom and the life-changing moment kids break their silence.
🎬 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg0l...
When she’s not serving on IALA’s board or producing films, @tatevik.bsky.social is working to create more opportunities, support, and community for Armenian creatives. Recently, she has launched Armenian Arts and Film London, a new non-profit connecting Armenian filmmakers, writers and artists.
September 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
When she’s not serving on IALA’s board or producing films, @tatevik.bsky.social is working to create more opportunities, support, and community for Armenian creatives. Recently, she has launched Armenian Arts and Film London, a new non-profit connecting Armenian filmmakers, writers and artists.
Congrats to IALA mentor Dana Mashoian Walrath on the publication of her new graphic narrative, The Book of Genocides! Learn more about how Walrath pays tribute to the victims of humanity's most tragic moments by reading this new review in The Guardian.
Read here: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
Read here: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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September 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Congrats to IALA mentor Dana Mashoian Walrath on the publication of her new graphic narrative, The Book of Genocides! Learn more about how Walrath pays tribute to the victims of humanity's most tragic moments by reading this new review in The Guardian.
Read here: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
Read here: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
Literary Lights 2026 resumes with an event ft. Sarah Ignatius—author of The Kaleidoscope of Destiny—in conversation w/ Dana Mashoian Walrath! ✨
The hybrid event, cosponsored by the Belmont Public Library, will take place on September 22, 2026, 7:30 PM ET. Details: armenianliterary.org/ll26-ignatius
The hybrid event, cosponsored by the Belmont Public Library, will take place on September 22, 2026, 7:30 PM ET. Details: armenianliterary.org/ll26-ignatius
September 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Literary Lights 2026 resumes with an event ft. Sarah Ignatius—author of The Kaleidoscope of Destiny—in conversation w/ Dana Mashoian Walrath! ✨
The hybrid event, cosponsored by the Belmont Public Library, will take place on September 22, 2026, 7:30 PM ET. Details: armenianliterary.org/ll26-ignatius
The hybrid event, cosponsored by the Belmont Public Library, will take place on September 22, 2026, 7:30 PM ET. Details: armenianliterary.org/ll26-ignatius
📢 Applications for our 2026 grants are open! Are you a writer or translator passionate about Armenian literature? IALA’s grants offer up to $3,500 in support plus promotional opportunities to share your work with the world.
Learn more and apply by September 30, 2026 👉 armenianliterary.org/grants
Learn more and apply by September 30, 2026 👉 armenianliterary.org/grants
September 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
📢 Applications for our 2026 grants are open! Are you a writer or translator passionate about Armenian literature? IALA’s grants offer up to $3,500 in support plus promotional opportunities to share your work with the world.
Learn more and apply by September 30, 2026 👉 armenianliterary.org/grants
Learn more and apply by September 30, 2026 👉 armenianliterary.org/grants
In her debut collection, Everything Has Been Moved, Even the Dead, Jen Siraganian traces a self shaped by history, fragmentation, and memory as she weaves her family’s past in the Middle East with her identity as an Armenian-American woman and mother.
📖 Learn more and pre-order: bit.ly/4zPtaXO
📖 Learn more and pre-order: bit.ly/4zPtaXO
August 31, 2026 at 6:41 PM
In her debut collection, Everything Has Been Moved, Even the Dead, Jen Siraganian traces a self shaped by history, fragmentation, and memory as she weaves her family’s past in the Middle East with her identity as an Armenian-American woman and mother.
📖 Learn more and pre-order: bit.ly/4zPtaXO
📖 Learn more and pre-order: bit.ly/4zPtaXO
⏰ TOMORROW ⏰
If you're in Yerevan, don't forget to join IALA's Yerevan Chapter for the first of their new Work-in-Progress Sessions—a dedicated space for creative writers and literary translators to develop and discuss projects.
Learn more: tally.so/r/zxBZAE
If you're in Yerevan, don't forget to join IALA's Yerevan Chapter for the first of their new Work-in-Progress Sessions—a dedicated space for creative writers and literary translators to develop and discuss projects.
Learn more: tally.so/r/zxBZAE
August 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
⏰ TOMORROW ⏰
If you're in Yerevan, don't forget to join IALA's Yerevan Chapter for the first of their new Work-in-Progress Sessions—a dedicated space for creative writers and literary translators to develop and discuss projects.
Learn more: tally.so/r/zxBZAE
If you're in Yerevan, don't forget to join IALA's Yerevan Chapter for the first of their new Work-in-Progress Sessions—a dedicated space for creative writers and literary translators to develop and discuss projects.
Learn more: tally.so/r/zxBZAE
Join us for the fourth installment of the Sarkisian Workshop Series: Poems that Ingest the Difficult World with Peter Balakian. ✍️
📅 September 20, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM Armenia Time
🔗 Learn more & purchase tickets: armenianliterary.org/sws26-balaki...
📅 September 20, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM Armenia Time
🔗 Learn more & purchase tickets: armenianliterary.org/sws26-balaki...
August 28, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Join us for the fourth installment of the Sarkisian Workshop Series: Poems that Ingest the Difficult World with Peter Balakian. ✍️
📅 September 20, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM Armenia Time
🔗 Learn more & purchase tickets: armenianliterary.org/sws26-balaki...
📅 September 20, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM Armenia Time
🔗 Learn more & purchase tickets: armenianliterary.org/sws26-balaki...
We're back! IALA’s Sarkisian Workshop Series: Can Storytelling Save Us? returns in partnership with @miznaarabart.bsky.social
This six-part series brings writers together to explore the pressing issues of our time.
✍️ Featuring Peter Balakian, Sarah Aziza & Nur Turkmani.
Learn more: bit.ly/4y9mmCR
This six-part series brings writers together to explore the pressing issues of our time.
✍️ Featuring Peter Balakian, Sarah Aziza & Nur Turkmani.
Learn more: bit.ly/4y9mmCR
August 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM
We're back! IALA’s Sarkisian Workshop Series: Can Storytelling Save Us? returns in partnership with @miznaarabart.bsky.social
This six-part series brings writers together to explore the pressing issues of our time.
✍️ Featuring Peter Balakian, Sarah Aziza & Nur Turkmani.
Learn more: bit.ly/4y9mmCR
This six-part series brings writers together to explore the pressing issues of our time.
✍️ Featuring Peter Balakian, Sarah Aziza & Nur Turkmani.
Learn more: bit.ly/4y9mmCR
Check out IALA member @angelinadennington.bsky.social’s review of fellow IALA member Rebecca Gopoian’s new novel, "First Rule of Fire," published in Armenian Weekly. 🔥📖
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ubnjfa
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ubnjfa
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August 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Check out IALA member @angelinadennington.bsky.social’s review of fellow IALA member Rebecca Gopoian’s new novel, "First Rule of Fire," published in Armenian Weekly. 🔥📖
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ubnjfa
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ubnjfa
⏰ Don't forget to join us this Sunday for IALA Off-the-Clock 2026! ⏰
Our annual virtual meet & greet is your chance to let us know what more you want to see from IALA and to make connections with other writers, translators, and readers within our global community.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4gBUgdh
Our annual virtual meet & greet is your chance to let us know what more you want to see from IALA and to make connections with other writers, translators, and readers within our global community.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4gBUgdh
August 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
⏰ Don't forget to join us this Sunday for IALA Off-the-Clock 2026! ⏰
Our annual virtual meet & greet is your chance to let us know what more you want to see from IALA and to make connections with other writers, translators, and readers within our global community.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4gBUgdh
Our annual virtual meet & greet is your chance to let us know what more you want to see from IALA and to make connections with other writers, translators, and readers within our global community.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4gBUgdh
In Dana Mashoian Walrath's forthcoming haunting graphic narrative, The Book of Genocides, an award-winning writer, artist, and descendant of genocide survivors brings history’s darkest horrors to life, calling on us to remember, repair, and resist.
📖 Learn more and pre-order: bit.ly/4x9peiR
📖 Learn more and pre-order: bit.ly/4x9peiR
August 21, 2026 at 6:47 PM
In Dana Mashoian Walrath's forthcoming haunting graphic narrative, The Book of Genocides, an award-winning writer, artist, and descendant of genocide survivors brings history’s darkest horrors to life, calling on us to remember, repair, and resist.
📖 Learn more and pre-order: bit.ly/4x9peiR
📖 Learn more and pre-order: bit.ly/4x9peiR
At IALA, we’re committed to building a global community of Armenian writers and translators, so on August 23, join us for IALA Off-the-Clock, our annual Members Meet & Greet!
Register: bit.ly/4gBUgdh
Register: bit.ly/4gBUgdh
August 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
At IALA, we’re committed to building a global community of Armenian writers and translators, so on August 23, join us for IALA Off-the-Clock, our annual Members Meet & Greet!
Register: bit.ly/4gBUgdh
Register: bit.ly/4gBUgdh
IALA’s Yerevan Chapter, led by Angela Hassassian and Nazareth Seferian, is pleased to introduce Work-in-Progress Sessions—a dedicated space for creative writers and literary translators to develop and discuss projects.
🗓️ August 29, 2026
🕔 3:00 PM
📍 Impact Hub Yerevan
🔗 Register: tally.so/r/zxBZAE
🗓️ August 29, 2026
🕔 3:00 PM
📍 Impact Hub Yerevan
🔗 Register: tally.so/r/zxBZAE
August 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
IALA’s Yerevan Chapter, led by Angela Hassassian and Nazareth Seferian, is pleased to introduce Work-in-Progress Sessions—a dedicated space for creative writers and literary translators to develop and discuss projects.
🗓️ August 29, 2026
🕔 3:00 PM
📍 Impact Hub Yerevan
🔗 Register: tally.so/r/zxBZAE
🗓️ August 29, 2026
🕔 3:00 PM
📍 Impact Hub Yerevan
🔗 Register: tally.so/r/zxBZAE
A vivid portrait of trying to find home when two places are calling. 🧭
In Decoding the Hill of Dead Kings, Alex Vartan Gubbins paints a stunning portrait of a life lived between his two homelands: Michigan and Armenia.
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/3RPysS7
In Decoding the Hill of Dead Kings, Alex Vartan Gubbins paints a stunning portrait of a life lived between his two homelands: Michigan and Armenia.
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/3RPysS7
August 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A vivid portrait of trying to find home when two places are calling. 🧭
In Decoding the Hill of Dead Kings, Alex Vartan Gubbins paints a stunning portrait of a life lived between his two homelands: Michigan and Armenia.
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/3RPysS7
In Decoding the Hill of Dead Kings, Alex Vartan Gubbins paints a stunning portrait of a life lived between his two homelands: Michigan and Armenia.
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/3RPysS7
"My country’s fine. / The world is fine. / Yes, everything / ...it’s fine."
Read IALA member @jeffire.bsky.social's latest poem, "Protocols" published in the 2026 Issue of the Sandy River Review.
✍ Check it out: bit.ly/3TVLdLw
Read IALA member @jeffire.bsky.social's latest poem, "Protocols" published in the 2026 Issue of the Sandy River Review.
✍ Check it out: bit.ly/3TVLdLw
Sandy River Review 2026 (Final Verison).pdf
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August 13, 2026 at 8:25 PM
"My country’s fine. / The world is fine. / Yes, everything / ...it’s fine."
Read IALA member @jeffire.bsky.social's latest poem, "Protocols" published in the 2026 Issue of the Sandy River Review.
✍ Check it out: bit.ly/3TVLdLw
Read IALA member @jeffire.bsky.social's latest poem, "Protocols" published in the 2026 Issue of the Sandy River Review.
✍ Check it out: bit.ly/3TVLdLw
⏰ TOMORROW! ⏰
Join IALA’s NYC Chapter and @hangingloosepress.bsky.social at 7 pm ET for an evening celebrating Armenian voices and literature at @bookculture.com LIC.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4hGG17W
Join IALA’s NYC Chapter and @hangingloosepress.bsky.social at 7 pm ET for an evening celebrating Armenian voices and literature at @bookculture.com LIC.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4hGG17W
August 12, 2026 at 11:14 PM
⏰ TOMORROW! ⏰
Join IALA’s NYC Chapter and @hangingloosepress.bsky.social at 7 pm ET for an evening celebrating Armenian voices and literature at @bookculture.com LIC.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4hGG17W
Join IALA’s NYC Chapter and @hangingloosepress.bsky.social at 7 pm ET for an evening celebrating Armenian voices and literature at @bookculture.com LIC.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4hGG17W
Congratulations to Tina Demirdjian on her new appointment as the 2026 Glendale Poet Laureate! ✨
When she’s not writing or serving as a IALA mentor, Tina is sharing her love of poetry and teaching with communities across Los Angeles.
When she’s not writing or serving as a IALA mentor, Tina is sharing her love of poetry and teaching with communities across Los Angeles.
August 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Congratulations to Tina Demirdjian on her new appointment as the 2026 Glendale Poet Laureate! ✨
When she’s not writing or serving as a IALA mentor, Tina is sharing her love of poetry and teaching with communities across Los Angeles.
When she’s not writing or serving as a IALA mentor, Tina is sharing her love of poetry and teaching with communities across Los Angeles.