Literary Lights: Featuring We Are All Armenian by Editor Aram Mrjoian

Literary Lights continues with another in-person event in New York City, featuring Aram Mrjoian, editor of We Are All Armenian. Mrjoian will be joined by the anthology’s contributors, Chris Bohjalian, Nancy Kricorian, Scout Tufankjian, and Hrag Vartanian. The event, hosted by the Columbia University Armenian Center and co-sponsored by the Armenian Society of Columbia University, will take place on April 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM Eastern, in Room CO3 of Columbia University’s School of Social Work (No registration required). 

Literary Lights is a monthly reading series organized by IALA, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center. The series will also feature a virtual event with Mrjoian and the book’s contributors on April 29, at 1:00 PM ET (Details to be announced).

We Are All Armenian is a groundbreaking collection of personal essays–by established and emerging Armenian voices–exploring the multilayered realities of life in the Armenian diaspora. Anthology contributors include Liana Aghajanian, Naira Kuzmich, Sophia Armen, Kohar Avakian, Olivia Katrandjian, Chris McCormick, Nancy Agabian, Aline Ohanesian, Raffi Joe Wartanian, Anna Gazmarian, J. P. Der Boghossian, Raffy Boudjikanian, Mashinka Firunts Hakopian, and Carene Rose Mekertichyan. Learn more about the book here.