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 Los Angeles Chapter is hosting a special offsite event on March 29th after the AWP 2025 conference! Join us in Los Angeles at the Lark Musical Society at 6:30 PM, and get ready for an unforgettable evening of literature, community, and conversation! This exclusive IALA offsite event will feature readings […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance's next Literary Lights 2025 reading series event features Nancy Kricorian, award-winning author of The Burning Heart of the World, in conversation with fellow writer, Nanore Barsoumian. The hybrid event will take place on April 15, 2025, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time at the NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building – 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, Massachusetts, […]
During a time of global upheaval, war, genocide, and countless national crises and political injustices, writing can give us a means to express, document, defy, and/or attempt to make sense of the senseless – in other words, to put into words that which has been made silent. In this workshop, we will respond to a […]
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 […]
Do you ever feel like the only one? The only queer Armenian… cousin. Caregiver. Colleague. Community activist. Generational cycle-breaker. The list continues… Facilitated by author Haig Chahinian, in this workshop, we’ll reflect on our lived experiences of feeling like “the only one” through a series of writing prompts. Then we’ll be invited to share our […]
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 | […]
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 […]
IALA will host Inch by Inch, a virtual reading and panel discussion on translating Armenian literature into English, on November 8, 2025, at 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET | 9:00 PM AMT. For many in the Armenian diaspora and the English-speaking world, centuries of Armenian literature remain hidden behind a language barrier. Translators […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance is pleased to invite you to The Business of Writing, a free and virtual panel discussion with literary agents Arevik Ashkharoyan, Jennifer Azantian and Natalie Edwards. The event will take place on Zoom on November 15, 2025, at 9:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Eastern | 9:00 PM Armenia Time. […]
