In joint efforts to unify the Armenian community, The Mirror-Spectator Calendar is a place to find, post and share interesting events and gatherings, ANYWHERE around the world. Posting events is always FREE for everyone!
The International Armenian Literary Alliance's May edition of their Literary Lights 2025 reading series will feature Gregory Djanikian, award-winning author of Nostalgia for the Future: New and Selected Poems, in conversation with writer and New York Review Books editor, Susan Barba. The virtual event will take place on May 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM Pacific | 1:00 […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance's June edition of their Literary Lights 2025 reading series features Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, professor, curator and author of Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature, in conversation with award-winning writer Nancy Kricorian. The virtual event, cosponsored by GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society, will take place on June 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM Pacific […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance's Literary Lights 2025 reading series returns with an event featuring Aram Mrjoian, editor and author of Waterline, in conversation with award-winning writer Chris McCormick. The virtual event will take place on September 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM Pacific | 1:00 PM Eastern | 9:00 PM AMT. In this deeply moving […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance's October edition of Literary Lights 2025 reading series features Nicole Haroutunian, author of Choose This Now, in conversation with fellow writer, journalist and IALA founder Olivia Katrandjian. The virtual event, cosponsored by Literary Mama, will take place on October 19, 2025, at 9:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Eastern | […]
The final installment of the International Armenian Literary Alliance's Literary Lights 2025 reading series features Tenny Arlen’s posthumous poetry collection To Say with Passion: Why Am I Here? Jesse Arlen, co-translator of the book, will be joined by Susan Barba, Hagop Gulludjian and Arthur Ipek. The virtual event, cosponsored by UCLA’s Narekatsi Chair of Armenian Studies, Promise Armenian Institute, Richard Hovannisian […]
Join the International Armenian Literary Alliance for the launch of Literary Lights 2026 featuring Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of New York Trilogy, in conversation with writer, critic, editor and translator, Diana Arterian. The virtual event will take place on February 8, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific | 1:00 PM Eastern | 10:00 PM Armenia […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance is pleased to invite you to Standing on the Moon: The Lyrical Imagination Vol. 2, a virtual event that explores the intersection between lyric writing and literature through conversation and performance. The event will feature Grammy-nominated musician and composer Sebu in dialogue with poet and musician Alan Semerdjian and take place on […]
Join the International Armenian Literary Alliance for the second installment of Literary Lights 2026, featuring Rebecca Rose Mooradian, author of the highly anticipated picture book Rose by the Sea, in conversation with fellow writer, Astrid Kamalyan. The virtual event will take place on April 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific | 1:00 PM Eastern | […]
Join the International Armenian Literary Alliance for the third installment of Literary Lights 2026, featuring the editor and poetry contributors of the landmark anthology, Remain in Light: Visions of Homeland and Diaspora. Event host and contributor Shahé Mankerian will be joined by editor Gassia Armenian and fellow Los Angeles-based poets, Tina Demirdjian, Arminé Iknadossian, Arthur […]
Join the International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) for the third installment of the Sarkisian Workshop Series: Nature, Poetry, and Environmental Collapse with Moheb Soliman. The virtual workshop will take place on May 31, 2026, at 9:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Eastern | 8:00 PM Armenia Time. Poetry has a singular capacity to capture our […]
