Candidates Sought for Tololyan Prize in Contemporary Literature

The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of Eastern United States is pleased to solicit submissions for the third annual Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature.

As with last year, two prizes, one for the Armenian language submissions and one for the English language submissions, will be awarded as the winners of the Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature.

Hamazkayin Announces Winners of 2014 Tölölyan Prize

The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of the Eastern United States announced the winners of the second Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature. Aida Zilelian was chosen for her work, The Legacy of Lost Things, and Arto Payaslian (Vaun) was chosen for his collection of poetry, entitled Isinglass.

Hagop Barsoumian's Book on Armenian Amiras Published in Turkish

On December 25 Istanbul’s Aras Publishing published the Turkish translation of Hagop L. Barsoumian’s The Armenian Amira Class of Istanbul (İstanbul’un Ermeni Amiralar Sınıfı, in Turkish). Human rights activist Ayse Gunaysu, who is also a professional translator and a columnist for the Armenian Weekly, edited the book and prepared it for publication.

Originally published by the American University of Armenia (AUA) in 2007, The Armenian Amira Class of Istanbul was Barsoumian’s 1980 doctoral dissertation at Columbia University.

Hamazkayin Announces 2nd Annual Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature

The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of Eastern United States recently began to accept submissions for its second annual Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature. This year, two prizes will be awarded—one for Armenian-language submissions and one for English-language submissions. 

Hamazkaín anuncia al ganador del premio “Tölölyán” en literatura contemporánea

El pasado 4 de mayo, durante su convención anual en Boston, la Asociación Educacional y Cultural Hamazkaín de la Costa Este de los Estados Unidos, anunció la designación de Christopher Atamián como ganador de la edición inaugural del Premio “Minás y Kohar Tölölyán” en literatura contemporánea por su traducción de The Bois de Vincennes, de Nigoghós Sarafián.

Hamazkayin Announces New Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature

The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of the Eastern United States this week announced the establishment of the Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature. Named after one of the major Armenian literary critics of the second half of the 20th century, and his wife, a devoted teacher of that literature for decades, the annually awarded prize will recognize the work produced by talented writers working in North America.