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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
