Aida Zilelian is a first generation American-Armenian educator, writer and storyteller from Queens, NY. Her fiction explores the depths of love and family relationships, culture and the connections between characters that transcend time and circumstance. Her first novel (unpublished) The Hollowing Moon, was one of the top three finalists of the Anderbo Novel Contest. The sequel The Legacy of Lost Things was published in 2015 (Bleeding Heart Publications) and was the recipient of the 2014 Tololyan Literary Award. Aida has been featured on NPR, The Huffington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Poets & Writers and various reading series throughout Queens and Manhattan. Her short story collection These Hills Were Meant for You was shortlisted for the 2018 Katherine Anne Porter Award. Her work has most recently appeared in Ekphrasis Review and Lighthouse Weekly, where her story “The Piano” was featured and awarded first place. Her novel All the Ways We Lied is slated for release in January 2024 (Keylight Books/Turner Bookstore.) Read more about her here.
Aida Zilelian
