The International Armenian Literary Alliance announces two new advisory board members

The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) is pleased to add two new members, Jennifer Manoukian and Alene Terzian-Zeitounian, to its Advisory Board.

Dr. Jennifer Manoukian is a literary translator from Western Armenian and historian of Armenian language practices and ideologies. She earned her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is the co-founder of Gesaria Armenian Research and Academic Services, a research, historical translation and editorial company focused on enriching the study and creative output of the Armenian past and present. Her book length translations include The Gardens of Silihdar by Zabel Yesayan and The Candidate by Zareh Vorpouni, a co-translation with Ishkhan Jinbashian. Her first monograph, Purist Pursuits: Language, Global Ideas and the Creation of Western Armenian in the Ottoman Empire, will be published by Stanford University Press in June 2026.