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Join the International Armenian Literary Alliance for their fifth annual Emerging Writers Showcase — a reading that highlights the work of rising Armenian writers — hosted by Shahé Mankerian, IALA’s Mentorship Program Director. The event will take place virtually on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 9:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Eastern | 8:00 PM Armenia Time. Register here.
The showcase will feature readings by the participants of our 2025 Mentorship Program and the winners of IALA’s 2025 Young Armenian Poets Awards in honor of Tamar Asadourian. We are very excited to welcome these new voices into our growing literary community!
IALA’s 2025 mentee cohort includes Milena Abrahamyan, Georgi Bargamian, Nanore Barsoumian, Marie Davtyan, Aline Keledjian, Armenak Menechyan, Elina Mir, E.C. Salibian, Siranush Sargsyan, Judith Saryan, Mariam Vahradyan, and Karin Vosgueritchian.
