Armen Ohanyan (b.1979; pen name Armen of Armenia) is a fiction writer, essayist and literary translator. He holds a BA in philosophy from Yerevan State University and the graduate certificate in Translation (CTRA) from American University of Armenia. He’s the author of the story collection The Return of Kikos, and the trilogy of novels Mommyland. He is board member of HRH Yerevan, TIAC and Political Dialogue NGO.
He has been the President of PEN Armenia since 2017.
He is a featured panelist/reader at our Aracheneer or “Firsts” Pride 2021 event.