Victoria Atamian Waterman

Victoria Atamian Waterman is a writer born in Rhode Island. Growing up in an immigrant, bilingual, multi-generational home with survivors of the Armenian Genocide has shaped the storyteller she has become. She is an active volunteer of Soorp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church in Whitinsville, MA and chair of the Armenian Heritage Monument in Whitinsville, MA. She is the author of "Who She Left Behind."
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Message in a bottle

A child finds an old bottle among the rocks beneath the Statue of Liberty. Inside is a single piece of…

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Columns

In conversation with ‘Hayrig,’ father to Armenian orphans 

As I prepare to write my next novel based on the life of my grandfather, an Armenian orphan who survived…

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Columns

Genocide education progress, gaps and the power of story

Each month, I search for a topic that feels both timely and meaningful. This April, I kept returning to the…

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Letter to my younger self: Women’s history month edition

Dear Younger Me, Oh, how much you have to discover about your exciting place in this world as a female. …

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Leading with heart

For much of my adult life, leadership was something I studied, taught and practiced. It was closely tied to achievement,…

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Literary Corner

Cracking the shell: Robert Apelian on ‘Fustuk: A Graphic Novel’

On Jan. 20, 2026, Penguin Workshop published Fustuk: A Graphic Novel by Armenian American author-illustrator Robert Mgrdich Apelian, who weaves…

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Birds as messengers from Heaven

If you’re like me and countless others, you are spending January in a time of reflection. Whether it’s starting a…

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The Three Wise Women

Revisiting the familiar Nativity story for my Sunday School children, I found myself reflecting on the mysterious travelers from “the…

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From ghapama to ghosts: An Armenian take on spooky season

October in the United States has a strange feel. Streets are lined with pumpkins carved into jack-o’-lanterns, scarecrows are placed…

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Literary Corner

Book review | A Week in Berlin

A Week in Berlin By Angelina Der Arakelian-Dennington Published in September 2025 274 pages What if you could go back…

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