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The Stitching Hour—Weaving by Levon Kafafian

The Stitching Hour—Weaving is a performance piece by Levon Kafafian. Levon Kafafian is a multidisciplinary weaver, writer, poet, and performance artist based in Detroit, Michigan. They are the co-founder of the Fringe…

Tea Leaves by Jacob Budenz

Published in 2023, Tea Leaves by Jacob Budenz is a short story collection exalting and lampooning the queer experience while examining the sometimes surreal obstacles of marginalization. Jacob Budenz is a queer writer,…

Reparations of the Heart: Toward a SWANA Futurity by Kristin Anahit Cass

Published in 2024, Reparations of the Heart: Toward a SWANA Futurity by Kristin Anahit Cass is a book of essays, stories, poems, quotes and images. In it, Cass poses the questions: What…

We Are All Armenian edited by Aram Mrjoian

Published in 2023, We Are All Armenian: Voices From The Diaspora edited by Aram Mrjoian brings together established and emerging Armenian authors to reflect on the complications of Armenian ethnic identity today.…

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The Sun Isn’t Out Long Enough edited by Tatevik Sargsyan

Published in 2021, The Sun Isn't Out Long Enough edited by Tatevik Sargsyan is an anthology about queer experiences across borders and other stories told with no shame. Tatevik Sargsyan is the…

Ordinary People: Portraits from LGBTQ Armenia, Georgia, and Russia by Ksenia Kuleshova

Published in 2023, Ordinary People: Portraits from LGBTQ Armenia, Georgia, and Russia by Ksenia Kuleshova is a series of color portraits, accompanied by short interviews, of LGBTQ Armenians, Georgians, and Russians. Ksenia…

#jivjiv by Hrayr Varaz

Published in 2022, #jivjiv by Hrayr Varaz is a collection of twitter poems written by queer Armenian poet n linguist Hrayr Varaz (instagram: hrayr_huh_died). Cover and illustrations by Amy Kazandjian (instagram: amykazn).…

Journey to Tatev by Lillian Avedian

Published in 2021, Journey to Tatev by Lillian Avedian is the first [*] published collection of poetry by a poet who identifies as a Queer Armenian woman. Lillian Avedian is an Armenian-American…