Olivia Katrandjian
okatrandjian.bsky.social
Olivia Katrandjian
@okatrandjian.bsky.social
Writer & Founder of the International Armenian Literary Alliance (@armenianliterary)
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Since day one, IALA has supported Armenian writers with mentorships, grants, and more.

This #GivingTuesday, help us reach $5,000 with your tax-deductible gift:

📚 $25 promotes a new book
✍️ $60 aids a writer in need
🎤 $200 features a writer
🎙️ $500 funds a workshop

Donate: givebutter.com/IALA25
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Our 2025 Holiday Book Guide is here! 🎁✨

Discover new and exciting titles by Armenian authors—fiction, poetry, children’s books, nonfiction, and more. There’s truly something for every reader on your list (including you!).

📚 Find your next read here: bit.ly/3LOtz8g
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I can't wait to speak with Nicole Haroutunian about her fantastic novel-in-stories, Choose This Now. Join us Sunday!
📚 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
October 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Congrats to Mai Serhan on the release of her new memoir, I Can Imagine It For Us! ✨👏

Published by @aucpress.bsky.social, the book details Serhan's search for a connection with her estranged father and the Palestinian homeland she can never visit.

Learn more: bit.ly/47ci3dX
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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📢 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/
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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📢 Applications for our 2025 grants are open!

Whether you're a writer or translator passionate about Armenian literature, IALA's grants offer up to $3,000 in support plus promotional opportunities to share your work with the world.

Apply by September 30, 2025: armenianliterary.org/grants
September 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"The Armenian Diaspora Quartet is a testament to how we carried on over generations and in far-flung communities around the globe in spite of an effort to erase us from the earth and from the annals of history and literature."
-- Nancy Kricorian

@redhenpress.bsky.social @nancykric.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM