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!
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 […]
The IALA Los Angeles Chapter presents a literary evening of writers in celebration of Aida Zilelian’s debut chapbook release DISSONANCE. The event hosted by the Lusanet Collective, featuring Lory Bedikian, Tina Demirdjian, Arthur Kayzakian, Cyrus Sepahbodi, Gina Srmabekian, Raffi Wartanian and Aida Zilelian, will take place on July 11, 2025, at 6:30 PM Pacific Time, […]
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. […]
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 […]
