Friday, April 17
Founded in 2008, the Association of Iranian American Writers (AIAW) has become a vibrant and growing nexus for contemporary Iranian American writing. Please join us for an evening of readings by Taha Ebrahimi, Javad Mohsenian, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, and Solmaz Sharif.
Taha Ebrahimi's award-winning writing has appeared in numerous publications. She received her M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh where she also taught writing for three years.
Javad Mohsenian, M.D. was born and educated in Iran. A psychiatrist and writer, his second novel, Today Is Also Late (Emrooz Ham Deer Ast), depicts the struggle of youth against the old traditions was accepted on a professional basis. He is currently working on a novel in relation to events in Iran.
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's stories and essays have appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, Open City and elsewhere. His memoir, When Skateboards Will Be Free, about growing up communist in the United States, will be published by Dial Press in March.
Born in exile, Solmaz Sharif completed degrees in Sociology and Women of Color Writer at U.C. Berkeley. Currently working on her MFA at NYU, her work has appeared in Berkeley Poetry Review and numerous campus publications.
@ The Asian American Writers Workshop
16 West 32nd Street (btwn. Broadway & 5th Avenue)
10th Floor
New York City
