Armen Ohanyan (pen name: Armen of Armenia) was born in 1979. He is a fiction writer, essayist and literary translator. He holds a BA in philosophy from Yerevan State University and a graduate certificate in Translation from the American University of Armenia. He’s the author of a story collection The Return of Kikos, a trilogy of novels, Mommyland, and several short stories and essays. He is a board member of several Armenian NGOs, 254 and a human rights activist. Armen Ohanyan is President of PEN Armenia since 2017. Please see the webpage of Pen Armenia
